Rhetorical devices: Tutorial
What is the definition of logical fallacies?
Arguments with such errors in reasoning.
Why do writers use rhetorical appeals?
Authors use it to make an argument more persuasive.
What are some rhetorical devices that they employ are?
Figurative language repitition rhetorical questions
Why do authors use False analogy?
To compare two ideas that are neither similar nor connected.
What is ethos?
an appeal to a sense of shared values between the author and the audience, often to establish the credibility, or trustworthiness, of the author.
What is pathos?
an appeal to the audience's emotions by drawing on strong feelings such as patriotism, hope, pity, or pride.
What is logos?
an appeal to the audience's sense of logic by using convincing facts, arguments, and statistics.
Definition of an overstatement?
expressing or stating something too strongly; exaggerating
Definition of understatement?
expressing or stating that something is smaller, worse, or less important that what it is
Where can you find Examples of understatement ?
movies, speeches, and literature.
