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Rhetoric Terms -
English Rhetoric Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Collaboration | Partnership between speaker/audience |
| Strategies: | methods used to create meaning |
| Investigation | process of inquiry used to discover meaningIn written, visual, and oral communication |
| The 4 Major Modes of Discourse | Major Categories of Communication |
| Narration: | sequence of events: Short story, Joke, play |
| Description: | what people were wearing( flip flops, shirts etc.) |
| Exposition | information or instruction (Explaining)-the facts |
| Argumentation/Persuasion | Opinion : Mrs. Freeman is a good teacher- The THESIS |
| The Secrets of Successful Communication: | Success depends on the speakers clarity of: |
| Subject: | what you're communicating |
| Purpose | why you're communicating Narration, description, Explanation, Argue |
| Audience | who you're communicating to |
| Register | type of voice you use ( formal, informal, slang, jargon) special terms |
| Tone: | speaker's attitude toward the subject and toward the audience |
| Register | Tone the way to talk to people |
| Formal | I appreciate your assistance |
| Informal | Thank you, much appreciated! |
| Slang | Thanks dude! |
| Jargon | thnx |