language arts unit 1

what is rhetoric?

speaking and writing effectively

what do arguments use?

language, reasoning, evidence

what is a claim?

something you're trying to convince your audience of

what are the three things a claim needs?

needs to be arguable, it needs to be provable, and it needs to have evidence

what is a thesis?

a claim the writer is making

what does context mean?

time and place

what is the meaning of exigence?

motivating force

what situation does context and exigence create?

the rhetorical situation

what is ethos

ethics, credibility, trustworthiness of the speaker

what is logos?

logic and reason

what is pathos

emotion

what are the three points of the rhetorical triangle?

ethos, logos, pathos

how do speakers use the three points of the rhetorical triangle

*speakers use ethos to appear ethical, trustworthy to the audience

*They use logos to makes their arguments logical

*They uses pathos to appeal to the audiences emotions

what does alliteration mean?

the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

what is an allusion?

an indirect reference to a historical or famous literary figure

what is a hyperbole?

extreme exaggeration

what does irony mean?

an outcome that isn't what you thought was going to happen

what does juxtaposition mean?

two opposing ideas

what is symbolism?

representing themes

what is parallelism?

one or more sentences have similar phrases

what does repetition repeat?

repeats words, phrases, ideas

what is an epistrophe?

repetition at the end of the sentence

what is Chiasmus?

words repeated in reverse order

what is syntax?

word order

what's diction?

word choice to set a specific tone or to influence an audience

what is a fallacy?

mistaken believe

what is ad hominem?

discredit an argument by attacking the source

what is Hasty generalization?

big conclusion from little to no proof

what is the strawman logical fallacy?

oversimplifying someone's words to easily attack them

what is a post-hoc fallacy?

bad logic based on timing

what year was common Sense published and by who?

published and January 1776 by Thomas Payne

what does precariousness mean?

likeliness to fall

what does disquietude mean?

feeling of worry

Where was Thomas anello from and what did he do?

He was from Naples Italy and he spoke up against the oppression of the Spaniards

In June 1776 what did Congress decide to do?

They wanted to write a declaration of independence

What was Thomas Jefferson tasked to do?

To draft the declaration of Independence

What was one thing Thomas Jefferson did?

He founded the University of Virginia

What does unalienable mean?

Impossible to take away or give up

What does tyranny mean?

Oppressive government or power

What does constraint mean?

Force or restraint

What does assent mean?

To agree

What does acquiesce mean?

To submit without protest

What does rectitude mean?

Morally correct behavior / thinking

What does exercise mean?

Putting something into action

What does abridging mean?

To limit

What does petition mean?

A formal request

What does redress mean?

Correction

What the meaning of infringe?

To violate

What does prescribed mean?

Stated in writing