Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Vocabulary flashcards covering persuasive rhetoric, rhetorical devices, and rhetorical appeals from the lecture notes.

Rhetoric

A writing method that helps to persuade an audience in an author's writing.

Metaphore

A rhetorical device listed in persuasive writing alongside simile and hyperbote / overstatement.

Hyperbole / Overstatement

A rhetorical device used in persuasive writing.

Charged Language

Strong words used as a rhetorical device in writing.

Parallelism

A rhetorical device involving the repetition of words, phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.

Repetition

A rhetorical device that involves repeating words.

Analogy

A comparison of two things seemingly unlike that clarifies concepts and ideas.

Logos

A rhetorical appeal based on reason and logic.

Pathos

A rhetorical appeal based on emotion.

Ethos

A rhetorical appeal based on importance and authority, with examples including "Professor", "teacher", and "President".