English 2- Study Sync Notes #1

Antithesis

________ is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a conflicting effect.

Rhetorical Device

________- specific techniques that writers and speakers use to make their arguments more persuasive.

Ethos

________ (from the Greek root that means "morals): "an appeal to ethics made by establishing credibility and trust.

Pathos

________ (from the Greek root that means "pity or sympathy): "an appeal to emotion.

Conclusion

________- The ending sum of arguments that urges readers to follow through with writers POV.

Overstatement Something

________ that sounds more profound than it actually is, making the point more important or more beautiful.

Parallelism

________ means using a similar form to create a definite pattern.

Rhetoric

________- The art of speaking and writing persuasively.

Rhetorical Appeals

________- 3 elements of persuasion defined by Aristotle (See Above)

logos (from the Greek root that means "logic")

an appeal to logic made by  offering reasonable and sound evidence to support an argument

pathos (from the Greek root that means "pity or sympathy")

an appeal to emotion

ethos (from the Greek root that means "morals")

an appeal to ethics made by establishing  credibility and trust