THE BALLOT OR THE BULLET 1964

Rhetorical Devices Practice

DIRECTIONS: Read the full speech 3 times. The first time, mark the text for clarification. Next, read it
again, this time marking it for persuasive appeals. Then, mark it for rhetorical devices.
     
FIRST READ: SECOND READ: THIRD READ:
- Number the paragraphs
   

Underline 🧠LOGOS in Highlight Rhetorical Questions in

- Clarify words & write GREEN PINK
synonyms  

Underline 💛PATHOS in Highlight Parallel Structure in

- Complete the SPACE part YELLOW ORANGE
of SPACECAT Underline 💪🏽ETHOS in
 

Highlight Anaphora in PURPLE

  
BLUE 

🧠LOGOS: an appeal to logic and focuses on arguments that use factual data, statistics, and definitions.
💛 PATHOS: an appeal to emotion. Arguments focus on the audiences’ feelings such as embarrassment, anger,
fear, excitement, etc.
💪 ETHOS: an appeal to a person’s credibility. Arguments focus on the speakers experience, expertise, and
achievements.
❔ Rhetorical Questions: Posing questions to your audience. Often, they come in a SERIES (often 3 questions in
a row). This can promote thought and urgency for the audience.
🔁 Parallel Structure: Repeating the same PATTERN of words, or groups of words. This adds rhythm, shows how
ideas have similar importance, and can make the ideas memorable.
↪ Anaphora: Repeating the start of a phrase. This repetition should be meaningful.