honors eng 10 persuasive rhetoric

What was the Enlightenment?

a new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems

What did Enlightenment thinkers believe?

People could improve society through reason and questioning authority.

How did enlightenment principles influence colonists in America?

They said that the people consent to government limitations in exchange for protection of their basic rights and liberties. These ideals prompted action and philosophical footing for the revolution

What was the Great Awakening?

religious revival movement

What did Great Awakening writers/ thinkers value?

They valued feeling more than thinking

What were the characteristics of Great Awakening sermons?

They were emotionally charged, improvised, and focused on corruption of human nature and the horrors waiting the unrepentant in hell

What were the main characteristics of writing from the revolutionary period?

It expressed ideas of Enlightenment, used logic and reason (instead of emotion) in order to persuade their audiences, political writing, pamphlets used to spread ideas, natural law and human rights, key role in creation of the new nation

persuasive rhetoric

the art of using language to argue effectively for or against a set of beliefs or course of action, and to convince others to adopt a position or act in a certain way

rhetorical situation

a situation in which people's understanding can be changed through messages

Emotional appeals

Words with strong feelings that bring about feelings in the reader

Logical appeals

Persuading by giving logical evidence or reasoning

Antithesis

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast: contrasting ideas

Diction/ loaded language

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Paradox

A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

Repetition

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

figurative language

language that goes beyond its literal meaning to express ideas and relationships in new ways

Ethical appeals

use values or moral standards to persuade an audience

Parallelism

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

claim

the writer's position on an issue or problem

appeals to association

supporting evidence which suggests that the audience will gain acceptance or prestige by agreeing with the argument

Allusion

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

Counterargument

A challenge to a position; an opposing argument

Appeals to authority

using the endorsement , approval or voice of an authority to make an argument seem more convincing.

rhetorical question

A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

Who is George Whitefield?

Preacher to blacks and whites during the Great Awakening

Who is Jonathan Edwards?

Jonathan Edwards was a preacher who was responsible for igniting the Great Awakening and he of course played a major role in this movement.

Who is John Locke?

He developed the theory of "natural rights," and believed everyone was born with rights of life, liberty, and property. (The people rule the government rather than state)

writer

who wrote the argument

message

key point/s the author wants to convey

audience

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text

purpose

what author is trying to do

context

time period, occasion, relevent events, ideas at the time