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Rhetorical Strategies Flashcards

Brenda Taulbee RWS 100 English 46 cards

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  1. 1Author uses a quote from an expert or celebrityAuthorities/Big Names
  2. 2"According to Oprah Winfrey..."Authorities/Big Names
  3. 3"In a recent study by Dr. Kloss, an expert in his field..."Authorities/Big Names
  4. 4Analyzes why something happens and describes consequences of the string of eventsCause & Effect Analysis
  5. 5"Because Disney movies associate feminine speech with mitigated directives, girls believe they're supposed to be soft, gentle, and powerless"Cause & Effect Analysis
  6. 6Increased meat consumption in the United States is the leading cause of global warming.Cause & Effect Analysis
  7. 7Hidden assumptions, beliefs and ideologies, often unconscious, that groups of people hold in commonCommonplace
  8. 8Discusses similarities and differencesCompare & Contrast
  9. 9Immigrants are drawn to America because it's the greatest nation in the world.Commonplace
    Assumption: a shared definition of what it means for a nation to be the "greatest"
    Assumption: all immigrants?
  10. 10"While cats and dogs may not seem very similar, there is actually quite a bit of overlap in their care regimen"Compare & Contrast
  11. 11"Though one is a weapon and one a mode of transportation, we would benefit from guns being regulated in a manner similar to cars"Compare & Contrast
  12. 12How an author defines a certain word with a particular audience in mind.Definition
  13. 13In recent years, graphic novels have entered the realm of serious literature.Definition
  14. 14Though frowned upon by college administrations, plagiarism can actually be a lawful act of civil disobedienceDefinition
  15. 15Details sensory perception of a person, place, or thingDescription
  16. 16"Many parents have stories of a girl who insisted on rocking a toy train to sleep, or a boy who pushed a doll along the floor"Description
  17. 17"Pouring over those yellowing pages of archival newsprint..."Description
  18. 18Provides examples or cases in pointExemplification
  19. 19"[This applicant] was the leader /president/editor/captain/lead actress in every activity in her school..."Exemplification
    Claim: even exceptional female students are having difficulty with admission to college
  20. 20"And so, at age 53... Mr. Kearney took an unexpected detour from the delivery route... to the classroom"Exemplification
    Claim: More and more baby boomers are returning to community college
  21. 21Divides a whole into parts or sorts related items into categoriesDivision & Classification
  22. 22While we can't determine the best movie of all time ever, it's arguable that Heathers is the greatest of the classic 80s filmsDivision & Classification
  23. 23An author's attempt to build a personal connection with their audienceIdentification
  24. 24"As a parent of young boys myself, I understand the challenges of raising emotionally open sons"Identification
  25. 25"As a fellow cat lover, I'm sure I don't have to explain to you how cats are superior to dogs"Identification
  26. 26Language about languageMetadiscourse
  27. 27"In this article, I'm going to show you how my argument is relevant to every day life"Metadiscourse
  28. 28Comparing two parallel terms or situations in which the traits of one are argued to be the traits of the other.Analogy
  29. 29Assigning the characteristics of one thing to another thingMetaphor/Simile
  30. 30Life is like a race, the strongest competitor will always winAnalogy
  31. 31The ship was a beacon of hopeMetaphor/Simile
  32. 32A sword is to a warrior as the pen is to a writerAnalogy
  33. 33Disney movies are widely circulated cultural artifactsDefinition
  34. 34She's as innocent as an angelSimile
  35. 35Undercover police are wolves in sheep's clothingMetaphor
  36. 36Recounts an eventNarration
  37. 37"A few days ago I watched my daughter Madalyn open a thin envelope from one of the five colleges to which she had applied..."Narration
  38. 38"For 16 years, Russell Kearney awoke at 1:30am to hoist boxed of Wonderbread and Hostess cakes onto a truck and deliver them along a 120-mile route through eastern North Carolina"Narration
  39. 39Anticipating the opposition's best argument and addressing it in advanceProlepsis/Rebuttals
  40. 40"Parents don't need to eradicate all stereotypical gender play, but..."Prolepsis/Rebuttals
  41. 41Of course, representation of various races, ethnicities and genders has improved over the last several decades. However, "better" is not good enough.Prolepsis/Rebuttal
  42. 42A question designed to have one correct answerRhetorical question
  43. 43You wouldn't want your daughters to internalize the message that they're supposed to be passive, powerless, and dependent, would you?Rhetorical Question
  44. 44If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?Rhetorical Question
  45. 45It may be legal, but is it right?Transitional Question
  46. 46A question that leads the reader to a new area or idea of the argumentTransitional Question

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A set of flashcards that give both examples and definitions to help students memorize common rhetorical strategies
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