Rhetorical Devices Beyond the appeals…. Aristotle’s Appeals Pathos Ethos Logos.
AP Style and Rhetorical Appeals CHART
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Student’s Name: AP STYLE AND RHETORICAL APPEALS GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Use this chart with your “AP Style and Rhetorical Appeals “Terms to Know.” When >illing in your chart, always remember to write a topic sentence, a sentence that states your >inding/claim, a sentence that supports it (i.e., a quote or speci>ic example from the text), as well as a sentence that ties and connects your claim and your quote/example together. Title of the Reading/Source: Author’s Name: THESIS The sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author’s opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition. STRUCTURE This 9lexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. • Overall Structure of Essay • Length/Order of Paragraphs Types of Writing (Rhetorical Modes) • Description • Narrative • Persuasion • Exposition (Example, DeCinition ClassiCication/Division, Process Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect) SYNTAX Syntax refers to the arrangement of words within a phrase, clause, or sentence. Type/Length of Sentence: segregating, freight‐train, parataxis, triadic, cumulative, parallelism, balanced, loose, periodic, convoluted, centered, fragment • Active/Passive Voice • Antithesis • Aphorism • Chiasmus • Juxtaposition • Punctuation Use • Repetition/Alliteration
Transcript of AP Style and Rhetorical Appeals CHART
Student’sName:
APSTYLEANDRHETORICALAPPEALSGRAPHICORGANIZER
Usethischartwithyour“APStyleandRhetoricalAppeals“TermstoKnow.”When>illinginyourchart,alwaysremembertowriteatopicsentence,asentencethatstatesyour>inding/claim,asentencethatsupportsit(i.e.,aquoteor
speci>icexamplefromthetext),aswellasasentencethattiesandconnectsyourclaimandyourquote/exampletogether.
TitleoftheReading/Source:
Author’sName:
THESIS
Thesentenceorgroupofsentencesthatdirectlyexpressestheauthor’sopinion,purpose,meaning,orproposition.
STRUCTURE
This9lexibletermdescribesthevariety,theconventions,andthepurposesofthemajorkindsofwriting.
•OverallStructureofEssay•Length/OrderofParagraphsTypesofWriting(RhetoricalModes)•Description•Narrative•Persuasion•Exposition(Example,DeCinitionClassiCication/Division,ProcessAnalysis,Compare/Contrast,Cause/Effect)
SYNTAX
Syntaxreferstothearrangementofwordswithinaphrase,clause,orsentence.Type/LengthofSentence:segregating,freight‐train,parataxis,triadic,cumulative,parallelism,balanced,loose,periodic,convoluted,centered,fragment•Active/PassiveVoice•Antithesis•Aphorism•Chiasmus•Juxtaposition•PunctuationUse•Repetition/Alliteration
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DICTION
Dictionreferstoawriter'swordchoice:•Abstract/Concrete•Ambiguity•Colloquial/Slang/Pretensions•Clichés/Euphemism/Jargon•Denotation/Connotationofaword•Formalv.Informal/LevelsofUsage•Hyperbole•Idiom•Onomatopoeia•Toneofaword(emotionalchargeofword)
FIGURATIVELANGUAGE Figurativelanguageseekstoclarifyandaccentuatemeaningby
referencingawordorphraseintermsofsomethingfamiliartotheaudience,usuallytoachievespecialmeaningoreffect:Similes,Metaphors,PersoniCication,Allusion,Irony,Overstatement/Understatement,Puns,Imagery,Allegory,Analogy,Apostrophe,Conceit,ExtendedMetaphor,Metonymy,Oxymoron,Paradox,SymbolismWhichoneswereused?Provideexamplesfromthetext
RHETORICALAPPEALS
Thepersuasivedevicebywhichawritertriestoswaytheaudience’sattentionandresponsetoanygivenwork.•Ethos‐Establishescredibilityofspeaker.•Logos‐Employslogicalreasoningandclearexamples.•Pathos‐Playsonreader’semotionsandinterests.
