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What is anecdote and how is it used?
A brief story used to illustrate a point, add humor, or connect with the audience.
What is comparison-contrast and how is it used?
Examining similarities and differences between subjects to deepen analysis and show nuanced understanding.
What is definition-description and how is it used?
Providing a clear definition and vivid details to help the reader understand a concept.
What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?
A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer; used to engage the audience and prompt thought.
Explain the use of analogy as a rhetorical strategy.
Drawing a parallel between two unlike things to explain a complex idea in simpler terms.
How does repetition function as a rhetorical strategy?
Repeating words or phrases to emphasize a point and create a memorable effect.
What is appeal to authority and how is it used?
Citing a credible source or expert to support a claim and enhance persuasiveness.
What is imagery and how is it used?
Using descriptive language to create vivid mental pictures for the reader.
What is the function of a call to action?
Encouraging the audience to take specific steps or actions based on the argument presented.
How does understatement work as a rhetorical device?
Deliberately minimizing the significance of something to create irony or emphasis.
What is a periodic sentence?
A sentence in which the main clause is withheld until the end.
What is anaphora?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
What is asyndeton?
The omission of conjunctions between clauses.
What is polysyndeton?
The use of many conjunctions.
What is juxtaposition?
Placing two things side by side for contrasting effect.
What is parallelism?
The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
What is a loose sentence?
A sentence that begins with the main clause and is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause.
What is a complex sentence?
A sentence containing an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence containing two or more coordinate independent clauses, usually joined by one or more conjunctions.
What is a simple sentence?
A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
What is the structure of a classical argument?
Introduction, narration, confirmation, refutation, conclusion.
What is a claim of value?
An argument that something is good or bad, right or wrong.
What is a claim of policy?
An argument that a specific course of action should be taken.
What is a claim of fact?
An argument that something is true or not true.
Explain the Toulmin model of argumentation.
Claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier, rebuttal.
What is inductive reasoning?
Moving from specific observations to a general conclusion.
What is deductive reasoning?
Moving from a general principle to a specific conclusion.
Describe the role of evidence in argumentation.
To support claims and make the argument more persuasive.
What is logos?
An appeal to logic and reason.
What is pathos?
An appeal to emotion.
What is ethos?
An appeal to credibility or character.