Rhetoric Flashcards
1
Q
Bathos
A
Using an image that combines failure and humour.
2
Q
Hypophora
A
Posing and then answering a question.
3
Q
Anaphora
A
Repeating the same word or phrase at the start of sentences.
4
Q
Contrastive pair/antithesis/parallelism
A
Phrases of similar structure but opposite meanings.
5
Q
Pathos
A
An appeal to your audience’s emotions.
6
Q
Cataphora/Epistrophe
A
A list of clauses or phrases that end with the same expression.
7
Q
Logos
A
An appeal to the audience’s sense of logic and reason.
8
Q
Ad hominem
A
Appealing to - or attacking - a person rather than their perspective on a subject.
9
Q
Kolakeia
A
Flattery.
