english Exam 1
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12 Terms
ethos
an appeal to the credibility or authority of the speaker/writer
pathos
an appeal to the audiences emotions
logos
an appeal to logic, reason, or evidance
diction
the choice of words a writer uses, which affects tone and clarity
tone
the attitude of the writer toward the subject or audience, revealed through diction and style.
Audience
the intended readers or listeners of a text
purpose
the writers goal
rhetorical question
a question posed for effect rather than an actual response
allustion
a referance to another text, historical event, or cultural element to add meaning
parallelism
the repitition of grammatical structures for balance, rythm, or emphisis
Antithesis
a rhetorical device that sets up a contrast of ideas in parallel structures
denotation and connotation
denotation: the literal dictionary definition of a word
connotation: the implied or emotional associations of a word