Rhetoric Glossary

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Across
  1. 3. posing a question and then immediately answering it
  2. 4. extreme exaggeration
  3. 6. specific sensory language
  4. 7. a comparison using like or as
  5. 9. appeal based on manipulating a sense of emotion
  6. 12. acknowledging or agreeing with a point on the other side of the argument, usually followed by a refutation of another point
  7. 13. the negation of an argument through contradicting evidence
  8. 14. a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect
Down
  1. 1. a comparison that does not use like or as
  2. 2. explanation of one thing in terms of another to show similarity
  3. 5. appeal based on manipulating a sense of logic / reason
  4. 8. appeal based on manipulating a sense of credibility
  5. 10. indirect reference to something
  6. 11. making an idea seem less important than it really is