Rhetorical Devices
English 1
Rhetorical Devices- 3 strategies used to persuade readers
Logos
Appeals to the audiences sense Logical Fallacies
of reason& logic. Clear logical Hasty generalizations
connections between ideas,
includes the use of reason, facts “Even though the movie just started, I know
and statistics, historical and
literal analogies. Unbiased as
it’s going to be boring.”
possible w/no logical fallacies
Slippery slope
“If government legalizes marijauna, eventually
they’ll legalize all drugs.”
Ethos Circular Argument
Used to convey the writer’s
credibility & authority. Reader has
“Barack Obama is a good communicator
to know I’d the writer is qualified to because he speaks effectively.”
comment, used credible sources,
appropriate language, fairly
examined the issue(consider the Bandwagon(Ad Populum)
counter argument), professional,
academic authorial credential, “Everybody on social media is trying this new
experience with the issue.
diet so it must work.”
Pathos Kairos
Appeals to emotion to persuade Appeal timing, convince the
an audience. Provokes certain audience to take quick action,
emotions to feel hr way the sense of urgency.
author wants them to feel.
Includes, sympathy, anger, fear,
frustration, or even amusement.
Use examples of stories
English 1
Rhetorical Devices- 3 strategies used to persuade readers
Logos
Appeals to the audiences sense Logical Fallacies
of reason& logic. Clear logical Hasty generalizations
connections between ideas,
includes the use of reason, facts “Even though the movie just started, I know
and statistics, historical and
literal analogies. Unbiased as
it’s going to be boring.”
possible w/no logical fallacies
Slippery slope
“If government legalizes marijauna, eventually
they’ll legalize all drugs.”
Ethos Circular Argument
Used to convey the writer’s
credibility & authority. Reader has
“Barack Obama is a good communicator
to know I’d the writer is qualified to because he speaks effectively.”
comment, used credible sources,
appropriate language, fairly
examined the issue(consider the Bandwagon(Ad Populum)
counter argument), professional,
academic authorial credential, “Everybody on social media is trying this new
experience with the issue.
diet so it must work.”
Pathos Kairos
Appeals to emotion to persuade Appeal timing, convince the
an audience. Provokes certain audience to take quick action,
emotions to feel hr way the sense of urgency.
author wants them to feel.
Includes, sympathy, anger, fear,
frustration, or even amusement.
Use examples of stories
