Study

Rhetoric

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  • What is kairos?
    an appeal to timing. When using kairos, an author attempts to convince the audience to take quick action.
  • What is pathos?
    the appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.
  • I couldn't believe the __________of the book. a) bombast b) pretentiousness c) elocution
    pretentiousness
  • The woman was _________ about the bad service at the Ladies' Fashion Department.
    ranting and raving
  • What is ethos?
    the appeal to authority
  • We often__________on about how mothers are important in our lives and forget the sacrifice of our fathers and the roles they have played in our lives. a) rant b) bombast c) eloquence
    a) rant
  • exaggeration; rhetorical device
    hyperbole
  • His ___________attracted a large congregation a) eloquence b) grandiloquence c) pretentiousness
    eloquence
  • If you ask my opinion, young man, this is pure ___________. a) eloquence b) hyperbole c) balderdash
    balderdash
  • What is logos?
    A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses logic as the main argument
  • a thick, rough cotton cloth; behaviour or writing that is too serious or formal; try to appear or sound more important
    fustian
  • the art of careful public speaking, using clear pronunciation and good breathing to control the voice
    elocution