Essay Writing & Analysis Flashcards
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In rhetorical analysis, identifying an author's use of statistics primarily supports which appeal?
Answer: Logos
Statistics and data appeal to logic and reason, which is logos.
When an author cites their own credentials and experience, they are building which appeal?
Answer: Ethos
Establishing credibility and authority is the appeal of ethos.
A strong analytical essay thesis should primarily explain:
Answer: How the author builds their argument
SAT essay analysis evaluates how the author constructs the argument, not whether you agree.
An author describing a starving child to move readers is using:
Answer: Pathos
Evoking emotion in the reader is the appeal of pathos.
Which is the best evidence to quote in a rhetorical analysis paragraph?
Answer: A specific line that demonstrates the technique discussed
Effective analysis quotes specific, relevant lines that illustrate the named technique.
The repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses is called:
Answer: Anaphora
Anaphora is the deliberate repetition of words at the start of successive clauses.
A good rhetorical analysis conclusion should:
Answer: Restate how the techniques build the argument's effect
The conclusion should reinforce how the analyzed techniques achieve the author's purpose.