Rhetoric Basics Review Crossword Puzzle
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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
