Vocabulary

3. a Greek term that refers to suffering but has come to be associated with broader appeals to emotion
4. adding details that support an important idea in the beginning
5. placement of two things side by side for emphasis
10. parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas
12. a goal that the speaker or writer wants to achieve
13. choice of words
15. taking sides
16. artful diction
17. the occasion or the time and place it was written or spoken
18. arrangement of words

1. a Greek term referring to the character of a person; one of Aristotle's 3 rhetorical appeals
2. a term used for the author, or the person whose perspective its being advanced in a speech or piece of writing
4. an informal or conversational use of language
6. repetition of similar grammatical patterns
7. the central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer
8. distinctive quality of speech or writing created by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech
9. a Greek term that means "word"; an appeal to logic
11. in rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing
14. the speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience
17. an assertion, usually supported by evidence