ENC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pathos, Ad Hominem
26 May 2017
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Thesis short statement that summarizes your main point. Topic sentence a sentence that captures the meaning of the entire paragraph. Rhetoric a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form. Ethos appeal to ethics, convincing someone of the character or credit ability of the persuader. Logos appeal to logic, persuading an audience of an argument. Pathos appealed to emotion, convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. Illustrations picture or drawing or act of creating the drawing. Analogy comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. Precedent an act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of a similar instance in the future. Hypothetical involving or based on a suggested idea or theory. Speculation a broad literary genre compassing any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements.
