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What is using Facts as evidence and how is it used?
Using verifiable information to support a claim, increasing credibility.
What is using Anecdotes as evidence and how is it used?
Employing a brief story to illustrate a point, making it relatable.
What is using Analogies as evidence and how is it used?
Drawing a comparison between two things to explain a complex idea.
What is using Statistics as evidence and how is it used?
Presenting numerical data to strengthen an argument.
What is using Examples as evidence and how is it used?
Providing specific instances to support a general statement.
What is using Expert Opinions as evidence and how is it used?
Citing the views of authorities to lend credibility to a claim.
What is using Personal Observations as evidence and how is it used?
Sharing firsthand experiences to make an argument more personal.
Explain using Appeals to Emotion (Pathos).
Evoking emotional responses in the audience to persuade them.
Explain using Appeals to Logic (Logos).
Using logical arguments, facts, and evidence to persuade the audience.
Explain using Appeals to Ethics (Ethos).
Establishing credibility and trustworthiness to persuade the audience.
Define Rhetorical Situation.
The circumstances surrounding a piece of writing, including exigence, purpose, audience, writer, context, and message.
What is Exigence?
The issue or situation that prompts someone to write or speak.
Define Purpose.
The author's goal in writing; what they want to achieve.
What is Intended Audience?
The specific group of people the writer is trying to reach.
Define Context.
The time, place, and occasion of a piece of writing.
What are Claims?
The main points the writer is trying to convince the audience of.
Define Evidence.
Facts, examples, and data used to support claims.
What is Reasoning?
The logical connection between evidence and claim.
What is a Topic Sentence?
A sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph.
What is Rhetoric?
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.