persuasive/rethorical devices

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English, paper 1

12 Terms

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Logos

Logic

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Ethos

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

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Pathos

Emotion

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4

Other persuasive appeals

Patriotism, exclusivity

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5

Anadiplosis

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

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Anaphora

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

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Antithesis

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

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Asyndeton

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

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Juxtaposition

Placing two entities side by side to highlight their differences

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Polysyndeton

The addition of extra conjunctions

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Rhetorical question

A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected

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Triples/ tricolon

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

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