Rhetorics

Question 1

Three main argument types

Answer 1

Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

Question 2

Where did it begin?

Answer 2

Ancient greece

Question 3

Placing two contrasting images or ideas next to
each other for dramatic affect

Answer 3

Juxtaposition

Question 4

Repeating the same word or phrase at the
beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or
paragraphs

Answer 4

Anaphora

Question 5

Repeating the same word or phrase at the end of
successive clauses, sentences, or paragraphs

Answer 5

Epistrophe

Question 6

Taking something that would be particularly
negative (harsh, cruel, scary, etc.) and phrasing
it in a much more positive light

Answer 6

Euphemism

Question 7

An exaggeration used to emphasize a particular
point or argument

Answer 7

Hyperbole

Question 8

Constructing different parts of a complex
sentence in an equal manner by using the same
grammatical structures.

Answer 8

Parallelism

Question 9

Using hypothetical questions (ones where the
answer is already implied) to add evidence to a
critical argument

Answer 9

Rhetorical Question

Question 10

Using targeted phrasing to make a very
important development or occurrence sound less
important than it really is

Answer 10

Understatement

Question 11

Repeating an important word or phrase while
adding more details and examples to it each time

Answer 11

Amplification

Question 12

Contradictory ideas that might sound illogical,
but with further investigation, might possibly be
true

Answer 12

Paradox

Question 13

Including more conjunctions than necessary
between successive phrases within a sentence

Answer 13

Polysyndeton

Question 14

Failing to include conjunctions between
successive phrases within a sentence

Answer 14

Asyndeton

Question 15

Uses character, credibility, and ethics

Answer 15

Ethos

Question 16

Logical reasoning and evidence

Answer 16

Logos

Question 17

Using emotions and passion to persuade

Answer 17

Pathos