Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Rhetoric and Persuasion

• Rhetoric is used in an author's writing to help persuade an audience.

Rhetorical Devices

• Simile: A rhetorical device used for comparison.
• Metaphore: A rhetorical device used for comparison.
• Hyperbote / Overstatement: An exaggerated statement used for rhetorical effect.
• Charged Language: Strong words and phrases that carry emotional impact.
• Parallelism: The repetition of grammatical structure.
• Repetition: The repeating of words or phrases.
• Analogy: A comparison of two things that clarifies a concept or idea.

Rhetorical Appeals

• Logos: Appeal to reason and logic.
• Pathos: Appeal to emotion.
• Ethos: Appeal to importance and authority, established using roles such as "Professor", "teacher", or "President".