RHETORIC! - Clue Search Puzzles - Combining Trivia, Crosswords, and Word Search Puzzles for Classroom Use, Homeschooling and Brain Exercises!

How a writer feels about a topic is conveyed in his __

Aporia expresses __ or disbelief about an idea or conclusion

Figurative language creates an __ in the reader's mind

To make a logical conclusion based on information believed to be true

Deductive __ uses an argument to to support a conclusion

Rhetoric is the __ of the effective use of language

Sententia: Statement concluded with a pithy statement of general __

Explaining a difficult concept by likening it to a familiar one

Style of writing portrayed through the choice of words

R.I.P. or Rest in Peace is an example of an __

Denotation is the __ meaning of a word as opposed to figurative

A __ argument is a strong verbal or written attack on someone

Facts or instructions that are not questioned

A brief reference to a famous person or event

"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

Using threats or rewards to force someone to act against their will

__ language is used to instruct or teach about morality

Passage from one work used at the beginning of another to contrast

Vernacular is the native __ of a particular group or region

Rhetorical __ is when a rhetorical term is used effectively

__ logic: I've only seen white swans, so all swans must be white

Insulting or highly critical language

Pleonasm means being __: "We heard it with our own ears."

No reptiles have fur, & all snakes are reptiles, so no snakes have fur

"Dee, the owner of the car, washed it every day." The subject is __

A statement that is considered true, but is neither proven or disproven

A word or phrase inserted as an aside in the middle of a sentence

__ lets the writer emphasize the importance of an idea or phrase

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