Please include your sources for the definitions. You may find help with rhetorical terms on the following websites: 1) 2) http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html 3) http://www.llp.armstrong.edu/thompson/1102/Terms_and_Rhetorical_Devices_Spring_2010.pdf Terms: 7. TONE 1. AUTHORITY 8. DICTION 2. AUDIENCE a. Denotation 3. ASSERTION b. Connotation 4. LOGICAL FALLACIES c. Colloquial a. Generalization d. Formal b. Begging the question e. Informal c. Either or reasoning f. Concrete d. Non--sequitur g. Abstract e. Red herring h. Didactic f. Post hoc (ergo prompter hoc) i. Nostalgic g. dilemma j. Contemptuous h. Ad hominem k. Sardonic 5. THE ARISTOLTILIAN APPEALS 9. DETAIL a. a. Mood b. Pathos b. Imagery c. Logos c. Setting 6. PURPOSE d. Figurative Language a. Describe e. Allusion b. Explain f. Simile c. Inform g. Metaphor d. Persuade h. Personification e. Entertain i. Hyperbole
Please include your sources for the definitions. You may find help with rhetorical terms on the following websites: 1) 2) http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html 3) http://www.llp.armstrong.edu/thompson/1102/Terms_and_Rhetorical_Devices_Spring_2010.pdf Terms: 1. AUTHORITY 2. AUDIENCE 3. ASSERTION 4. LOGICAL FALLACIES a. Generalization b. Begging the question c. Either or reasoning d. Non--sequitur e. Red herring f. Post hoc (ergo prompter hoc) g. dilemma h. Ad hominem 5. THE ARISTOLTILIAN APPEALS a. b. Pathos c. Logos 6. PURPOSE a. Describe b. Explain c. Inform d. Persuade e. Entertain 7. TONE 8. DICTION a. Denotation b. Connotation c. Colloquial d. Formal e. Informal f. Concrete g. Abstract h. Didactic i. Nostalgic j. Contemptuous k. Sardonic 9. DETAIL a. Mood b. Imagery c. Setting d. Figurative Language e. Allusion f. Simile g. Metaphor h. Personification i. Hyperbole