Rhetoric Basics Review Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• rhetoric: "the art of speaking or writing effectively"
• ethos: an appeal to credibility, such as using expert
• testimony to support an argument
• pathos: an emotional appeal; can be manipulative or well-reasoned
• logos: an appeal to logic or reason, such as using
• statistics to support an argument
• denotation: a word's literal, dictionary definition
• connotation: a word's implied, suggested meaning
• syntax: the intentional choices a writer/speaker makes
• regarding sentence structure
• tone: the attitude a writer/speaker has toward the
• subject matter, audience, or both
• diction: a writer's/speaker's intentional choice of words
• allusion: a reference to a widely-known work
• imagery: using specific, vivid language to engage the
• reader’s senses
• analogies: comparisons such as similes, metaphors, and
• personification
• irony: when what is experienced is the opposite of
• what is expected
• anecdote: a short, often personal story told to support a
• point