Rhetorical appeal

Synonyms for "rhetorical appeal" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

attract challenge charm contest convincecredibility appeal

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)

dramatic draw eloquent emphatic engageethical appealinsincerelogical appeal

Related words (14)

Noun(14 words)

oratorical persuade persuasivepersuasive appealpersuasive tacticpetition plead pretendedrational appealreconsider requestrhetorical devicestylized theatrical

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

attractdescriptive termdescriptive wordlegal actionlinguistic featurelinguistic termpersuaderhetorical deviceseekstylistic device

More specific

30 entries

administrative appealartful wordingcourt appealcredibility datadramatic emphasisemotional appealemphatic phrasingethical appealethosethos appealevidence factsfeigned pityinsincere assertionlogical appeal

Showing 16 of 30 words.

Collocations

18 entries

appeal for helpappeal to authorityappeal to emotionappeal to ethosappeal to logosappeal to reasonemotional appealethical appealfile an appeallogical appealmake an appealrhetorical analysisrhetorical devicerhetorical flourishrhetorical questionrhetorical situation

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Inflections

6 entries

appealed appealing appealsmore rhetoricalmost rhetoricalrhetorical appeals

Derivations

8 entries

appeal appealable appealing appealingly appeals rhetoric rhetorical rhetorically

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