Rhetorical Devices Graphic Organizer (1)
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Rhetorical Device
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Example 5 and Text Pathos
“We begin to think that knowledge about the mysteries and wonders of the world is necessary to a happy life.” From Cicero on Duties
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Since this line describes our thoughts and feelings, it is pathos. The description of living a happy life is largely attributed to this classification.
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By, Marcus Tullius Cicero
“And the delight which we daily feel in all these things helps to banish sorrow.” From Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration.
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This sentence appeals to pathos because of its descriptions of sorrow and suffering, and what they do to minimize these feelings after the loss of their soldiers.
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By, Pericles
“On these the children's thoughts are fixed with eager anticipating hopes, for, at least, to speak with moderation, half of the time, and when they arrive, they are spent in
total dissipation and beastly indulgence” From Vindication
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The emphasis on emotions in this sentence, such as describing one’s indulgences as “beastly”, lead it to be classified as pathos as it
purposefully evokes emotion out of the reader.
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By, Mary Wollstonecraft
"Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in
Thee." From Confessions.
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The use of the word delight and the imagery present in this excerpt are meant to convey emotion, making it pathos.
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By, Augustine
Ethos
“There are, of course, some schools of philosophy that completely distort duty when they define the greatest good and the worst evil.” From Cicero on Duties. --
This sentence appeals to ethos due to its description of how the alteration of the word "duty" can cause ethical "However, since our ancestors have set the seal of their approval upon the practice, I must
obey," From Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration.
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This line uses ethos because Pericles’ is following tradition and demonstrating a sense of
duty.
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By, Pericles
“Those whose interests are threatened by extreme danger should think only of the wisest course of action, not of conventions.” From Empress Theodora’s Speech
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Theodora uses ethos here to show the necessity of her actions.
She needed to disobey the convention set, and
"Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite. And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest the proud: yet would man praise Thee; he, but a particle of Thy
issues to arise, changing our views of good and bad.
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By, Marcus Tullius Cicero
so in this line she defends herself using ethos.
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By, Empress Theodora
creation." From Confessions
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This excerpt demonstrates ethos by recognizing God’s greatness, and by acknowledging humanity’s insignificance
to Him.
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By, Augustine
Logos
“All good actions in life come from maintaining your responsibilities; when you neglect them the result is discredit.” From Cicero on Duties
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This line appeals to logos because it provides a logical explanation on the
origin of good actions.
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By, Marcus Tullius Cicero
“It is impossible for a person, having been born into this world, not to die.” From Empress Theodora’s Speech
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Theodora uses logos with this line in her speech. She is using the logical explanation of death to emphasize her point.
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By, Empress Theodora
"I still, however, think schools, as they are now regulated, the hot beds of vice and folly, and the knowledge of human nature, supposed to be attained there, merely cunning selfishness." From Vindication.
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Mary used logos in this line by mentioning how schools are regulated.
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By, Mary Wollstonecraft
"Grant me, Lord, to know and understand which is first, to call on Thee or to praise Thee? and, again, to know Thee
or to call on Thee? for who can call on Thee, not knowing Thee? for he that knoweth Thee not, may call on Thee as other than Thou art." From Confessions
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This excerpt uses logic to
question one’s relationship with God.
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By, Augustine
My choice of another device: Discourse Level
“Our form of government
does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others. Our government does not copy our neighbors', but is an example to them.” From Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration.
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This section implies that Athenian democracy is “In my opinion, flight is not the right course, even if it should bring us to safety.” From Empress
Theodora’s Speech
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This line, and the few that come after it, emphasize Theodora’s disdain for becoming dishonorable. She used hyperbole to showcase
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