persuasive/rethorical devices

English, paper 1

Logos

Logic

Ethos

Ethics; a means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character

Pathos

Emotion

Other persuasive appeals

Patriotism, exclusivity

Anadiplosis

The repetition of the word from the end of one sentence to the beginning of the next

Anaphora

The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of subsequent sentences

Antithesis

Two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect

Asyndeton

The removal of conjunctions like “or,” “and,” or “but”

Juxtaposition

Placing two entities side by side to highlight their differences

Polysyndeton

The addition of extra conjunctions

Rhetorical question

A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected

Triples/ tricolon

Three parallel clauses, phrases, or words coming in quick succession