Rhetorical Terms Challenge

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Test your knowledge of rhetorical terms! In this game, you'll decide whether each term is a recognized rhetorical device or not. Answer with ✅ for true rhetorical terms and ❌ for those that are not.

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Rhetorical Terms ChallengeOnline version Test your knowledge of rhetorical terms! In this game, you'll decide whether each term is a recognized rhetorical device or not. Answer with ✅ for true rhetorical terms and ❌ for those that are not. by Moon Animal Jam 1 Anadiplosis Word / phrase at end of sentence repeated at start of the next sentence. Yes No 2 Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Yes No 3 Anaphora/Afra is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Yes No 4 Hyperbole is an understatement/ exaggeration not meant to be taken literally. Yes No 5 Either Or (False Dilemma) Gives only 2 choices/options when they're actually more. Yes No 6 False equivalence Point Attempt by pretending to make things seem alike but is not at all the same. (To manip. Audience). Yes No 7 Hazy Generalization Jumping to conclusions w/ little to NO evidence! Yes No 8 Slippery slope Yes No 9 Red Herring To mislead or distract. Irrelevant claim. Redirect Topic. Yes No 10 Straw man Misrepresentation/exaggeration Yes No 11 Ethos Professionalism credibility Endorsement awareness Yes No 12 Logos Logic. Proof of evidence/reason. Facts. Research. Yes No 13 Rhetorical situation why the writer writes. About sub. (Excuse) Purpose what write asks from aud. Yes No 14 Point trying to be proven. Memo statement. Yes No 15 Pathos Emotion. Yes No 16 Counter argument Argument against yours/opposing Yes No 17 Rhetoric Question asked-meant to be heard but not answered out loud. Yes No 18 Antithesis Places opposite word / ideas next to each other. Yes No 19 Asyndenton Starts with the same letter in sentences. Yes No 20 Epistrophe Repeat of words / phrase at end of sentence. Yes No 21 Polysyndeton Many repetitions of same conjunction. (For and if but or so nor) Yes No 22 Understatement. Literally hyperbole. A statement that's not meant to be taken seriously. Yes No 23 Ad homonym Personal attack. Dirty trick. Not their argument. Yes No

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Anadiplosis Word / phrase at end of sentence repeated at start of the next sentence.

Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Anaphora/Afra is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Hyperbole is an understatement/ exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

Either Or (False Dilemma) Gives only 2 choices/options when they're actually more.

False equivalence Point Attempt by pretending to make things seem alike but is not at all the same. (To manip. Audience).

Hazy Generalization Jumping to conclusions w/ little to NO evidence!

Slippery slope

Red Herring To mislead or distract. Irrelevant claim. Redirect Topic.

Straw man Misrepresentation/exaggeration

Ethos Professionalism credibility Endorsement awareness

Logos Logic. Proof of evidence/reason. Facts. Research.

Rhetorical situation why the writer writes. About sub. (Excuse) Purpose what write asks from aud.

Point trying to be proven. Memo statement.

Pathos Emotion.

Counter argument Argument against yours/opposing

Rhetoric Question asked-meant to be heard but not answered out loud.

Antithesis Places opposite word / ideas next to each other.

Asyndenton Starts with the same letter in sentences.

Epistrophe Repeat of words / phrase at end of sentence.

Polysyndeton Many repetitions of same conjunction. (For and if but or so nor)

Understatement. Literally hyperbole. A statement that's not meant to be taken seriously.

Ad homonym Personal attack. Dirty trick. Not their argument.