Vocab!!

6. The method Socrates used to teach by asking and answering questions.
7. Giving human traits to non-human things or abstract ideas.
11. Presenting something as less important than it is, often for humor or irony.
12. A moral standard that public speakers in Ancient Greece aimed to uphold in their rhetoric.
14. A brief personal story used to illustrate a point.
15. The sequence of events in a story.
17. The ancient civilization where the study and art of persuasion first took root.
22. An indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work.
23. Language that appeals to the senses to create vivid mental pictures.
26. The method an author uses to develop characters.
27. The writer’s or speaker’s word choice and style of expression.
28. A figure of speech comparing two things using “like” or “as.”
29. A rhetorical appeal based on logic and reason.
30. A struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot.

1. Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
2. The time and place in which a story takes place.
3. A form of government that encouraged public speaking and debate in Ancient Greece.
4. The act of convincing someone to believe or do something through reasoning or argument.
5. Greek philosopher who used logic and the question-and-answer method to find truth.
8. Philosopher who defined rhetoric as the art of persuasion and critical thinking.
9. The central idea or message of a text.
10. The discipline that arose alongside rhetoric and influenced persuasive reasoning.
13. A rhetorical appeal based on emotions.
16. The process of thinking through ideas logically to arrive at valid conclusions.
18. The author's attitude toward the subject or audience.
19. The art of using language to persuade an audience.
20. A method of reasoning that helps structure persuasive arguments.
21. Placing contrasting elements side by side to emphasize differences.
24. A comparison where one thing is said to be another, not using “like” or “as.”
25. A rhetorical appeal based on credibility and trustworthiness.