This is a comprehensive term covering the entire scope of written communication. For our purposes, we will examine rhetorical devices and strategies, some of which are reviewed below. Think big for strategies (ethos, pathos, logos) and smaller for devices (such as parallelism, rhetorical questions). Within this area are links to formulating an argument as well as examining the rhetorical strategies and devices of other writers.
Logical Fallacies: AP Logic and Rhetoric
Ethos, Pathos, Logos: Examples from Monty Python
Rhetorical terms:
A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms from Rutgers Univ.
A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Argumentation: Rhetoric Site
Definitions of rhetorical terms
Toulmin Model for analyzing and forming arguments:
Writing at CSU
The Toulmin Project Homepage
Rob Sherwood’s Teaching Site at James Madison University
Toulmin’s Analysis (with diagram)
The Toulmin Method at The University of Minnesota
No, it’s not the tax levied on alcohol and tobacco, although that might be easier to understand for some. Syntax is an author’s grammatical structure, his choice of sentence structure and punctuation which leads to a specific effect. Although this topic will be covered extensively in class, for extra review visit these sites.
Sentence Identification by Type (Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex)
Daily Grammar Practice exercises
On-Line Writing Lab (OWL)
Writer's Handbook
Humbug's Grammar
Loose vs. Periodic Sentences: Language & Linguistics