Introduction to rhetorical devices day 1

      

In class: introduction to rhetorical devices. Practice as a group and individual practice (class handout / copy below) 
Coming up: vocabulary quiz on rhetorical terms on Wednesday, April 16.  Class handout / copy below                     

1.      A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray. ____________________

2.      Tiger Woods endorses Nike. ______________________________

3.      Sprite Zero is 100% sugar-free. ______________________________

4.      A 32-oz. bottle of Tides holds enough to wash 32 loads. ____________________________

5.      A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Corvette. ______________________

6.      Cardiologists recommend Ecotrin more than any other brand of aspirin. _______________________

7.      Advil Liquid-Gels provide up to 8 hours of continuous pain relief. ___________________________

8.      Beyonce appears in Oreo advertisements. ________________________________

9.      People who need more energy drink Red Bull Energy Drink. _____________________________

10.  A magazine ad shows people smiling while smoking cigarettes. _______________________

11.  If you don't buy this life insurance, you are letting your family down. ____________________

12.  As a Doctor, I can say that this product will certainly improve your health. __________________

13.  This product works 45% better than the leading brand. ________________________________

           Using a combination of  two of the  rhetorical devices of logos, ethos and pathos, write 3 to 5 persuasive sentences for each of the following prompts. Remember that for each your sentence must be able to stand independently with a clear thesis. Be mindful of language conventions.

1.  You are trying to persuade your mother to let you get a tattoo.

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2.  You are attempting to convince a friend to join your sports team.

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3.  You are attempting to convince your class that they shouldn’t drink and drive.

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Device                                   Definition

1.      anaphora             the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

2.      epistrophe         the repetition of a word at the end of each phrase or clause: “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”

3.      analogy                 the comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship. The key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can choose the correct second pair. Part to whole, opposites, results of are types of relationships you should find

4.      apostrophe    interruption of thought to directly address a person or a personification: “So, I ask you, dear reader, what would you have me do?”

5.      * imagery                 language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling 

                                   touching

6.        counterpoints   contrasting ideas such as black/white, darkness/light, good/bad

7.       * hyperbole          exaggeration or overstatement

8.       irony   an expression, often humorous or sarcastic, that exposes perversity or absurdity

Aristotelian Appeals

9.   logos  appeals to the head using logic, numbers, explanations, and facts. Through Logos, a writer aims at a person's intellect. The idea is that if you are logical, you will understand

10.    ethos  appeals to the conscience, ethics, morals, standards, values, principles

11. pathos  appeals to the heart, emotions, sympathy, passions, sentimentality.