Rhetorical Devices and Appeals

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Across
  1. 2. the use of precise and powerful language
  2. 3. to convince others to think or act in a certain way
  3. 5. a comparison using like or as
  4. 7. the main idea of your argument
  5. 9. a quote from an outside source
  6. 12. giving non-humans human characteristics
  7. 13. words and phrases are used more than once for emphasis
  8. 14. an appeal to a person's emotions
  9. 15. a reference to a famous person, place or event
  10. 16. an extreme exaggeration
  11. 17. numbers or numerical facts that support an argument
  12. 18. an appeal to a person's sense of right v. wrong
Down
  1. 1. _____ argument: the opposing side's main point.
  2. 4. a personal story used to connect with the audience
  3. 6. descriptive language that creates an image in the reader's mind
  4. 8. a question meant for reflection rather than for a specific answer
  5. 10. a comparison stating one thing IS another
  6. 11. an appeal to the reader's logic
  7. 14. repetition of the same patter of words or phrases to signify equal importance