PathosLogosAnecdoteAll animalsare equal, butsome aremore equalthan others.OxymoronPrettyUglyAnaphoraJuxtopositionParadoxTo create abalanced flowbetween theworld, a poeticrhythm isforged.RhetoricalQuestionTo manipulate thereader/listener/ etcby appealing tohis/her logic, makingthe “Ah that makessense” light bulb gooff."Tommy,Whatwere youthinking?"AnalogyEuphemismTo use a story asevidence in a generalway to exemplify apoint, giving a betterunderstanding,clarification andevidence to said point.Because mycoffee was toocold, I heatedit in themicrowave."It was the best oftimes, it was theworst of time, itwas the epoch ofbelief, it was theepoch ofincredulity...ParallelismEthosAdultentertainmentComplexSentenceTo create an almosthumorous effectwhile capturing thereader, adding anelement of surpriseand complexity.Develops a comparisonor contrast with two ideasby placing them side byside, creating a logicalconnection betweenthem. This is utilized tobuild a bridge tootherwise, separatestatements, connectingthem.PathosLogosAnecdoteAll animalsare equal, butsome aremore equalthan others.OxymoronPrettyUglyAnaphoraJuxtopositionParadoxTo create abalanced flowbetween theworld, a poeticrhythm isforged.RhetoricalQuestionTo manipulate thereader/listener/ etcby appealing tohis/her logic, makingthe “Ah that makessense” light bulb gooff."Tommy,Whatwere youthinking?"AnalogyEuphemismTo use a story asevidence in a generalway to exemplify apoint, giving a betterunderstanding,clarification andevidence to said point.Because mycoffee was toocold, I heatedit in themicrowave."It was the best oftimes, it was theworst of time, itwas the epoch ofbelief, it was theepoch ofincredulity...ParallelismEthosAdultentertainmentComplexSentenceTo create an almosthumorous effectwhile capturing thereader, adding anelement of surpriseand complexity.Develops a comparisonor contrast with two ideasby placing them side byside, creating a logicalconnection betweenthem. This is utilized tobuild a bridge tootherwise, separatestatements, connectingthem.

Rhetorical Terms Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Pathos
  2. Logos
  3. Anecdote
  4. All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
  5. Oxymoron
  6. Pretty Ugly
  7. Anaphora
  8. Juxtoposition
  9. Paradox
  10. To create a balanced flow between the world, a poetic rhythm is forged.
  11. Rhetorical Question
  12. To manipulate the reader/listener/ etc by appealing to his/her logic, making the “Ah that makes sense” light bulb go off.
  13. "Tommy, What were you thinking?"
  14. Analogy
  15. Euphemism
  16. To use a story as evidence in a general way to exemplify a point, giving a better understanding, clarification and evidence to said point.
  17. Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
  18. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of time, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity...
  19. Parallelism
  20. Ethos
  21. Adult entertainment
  22. Complex Sentence
  23. To create an almost humorous effect while capturing the reader, adding an element of surprise and complexity.
  24. Develops a comparison or contrast with two ideas by placing them side by side, creating a logical connection between them. This is utilized to build a bridge to otherwise, separate statements, connecting them.