"rhetorical analysis test" (it has everything he said to study so dont blame me if the test has more stuff on it)

speaker

the writer of the text(?)

context

the reason for the text

audience

who is meant to read the text

logos

an appeal based on facts, evidence, and reasoning

greek - word, reason, plan

ethos

an appeal to character and credibility

greek - character

allusion

when the author uses an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly (can be historical, biblical, literary, etc.)

pathos

an appeal based on feeling

greek - suffering, experience

inclusive language

when the speaker uses the first person plural words like “we”, “us”, and “our”

rhetorical question

when the speaker asks a question that implies its own answer or that the audience is forced to answer themselves

anaphora

repetition of a phrase at the start of a clause

diction

an author’s choice of words

rhetoric repetition

when the speaker purposefully reuses words or phrases

metaphor

a figure of speech that compares two things that are not related by stating that one is the other

parallelism

a writing technique that uses similar words, phrases, or sentence structures to emphasize related ideas

purpose

the reason why something exists or is done; it's the goal, aim, or intention behind an action or piece of writing

message

the central idea or important lesson that an author wants to convey through their story, essentially the key takeaway or meaning behind the narrative

anecdote

a short personal story

rhetoric

a way to speak that’s meant to persuade the audience