strong opinions - eng lang Flashcards
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What is anaphora?
It is a persuasive device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence.
What is antithesis?
Antithesis is a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
What are ethos, pathos and logos? Who created them?
Ethos, pathos, and logos are the three fundamental concepts of rhetoric. Ethos is when the speaker uses their credibility to try to persuade their audience. Pathos is when a speaker harnesses the emotions of their audience to convince them. Logos is the use of facts and statistics to support an argument.
What is the name of the concept that humans are better than animals? What is its opposite?
Anthropocentric, Biocentric
What is the ideal way to start a persuasive speech?
With an analogy