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rhetoric quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is rhetoric | study of effective speaking/ writing |
| what are the 2 parts of rhetoric | 1. form 2. content |
| lexis | style/ delivery of a speech |
| kairos | right moment/ opportune occasion for speech |
| audience | who will hear/ read the text |
| decorum | fitting one's speech to the content and audience |
| logos | appeal to reason or logic |
| pathos | appeal to emotion |
| ethos | appeal to one's character or credibility/ ethics |
| suffrage | right to vote |
| inevitable | certain to happen |
| unenfranchise | to make unable to vote |
| ingenious | smart/ clever/ resourceful |
| torpor | sadness/ melancholy as a state |
| respite | interveal of rest or relief |
| specter | ghost |
| what is an argument | makes a case for a particular position; uses valid reasoning/ evidence |
| what 2 things do arguments consider | 1. other claims 2. consequences of claims |
| what is the goal of persuasion | convince the audience to act/ feel |
| what does persuasion blend | fact/ emotion |
| what does propaganda rely purely on | pathos |
| what does propaganda focus on | 1 side |
| what does propaganda ignore | consequences |
| who is the speaker of the jungle | 3rd person omniscient unknown |
| when did the jungle take place | 1900s |
| where did the jungle take place | chicago |
| what situation prompted the jungle | poor conditions of immigrant workers |
| what form of writing is the jungle | social commentary |
| what is the jungle meant to promote | socialism |
| who is the jungle directed to | those who will be sympathetic to the cause of immigrants |
| what is the author of the jungle against | capitalism |
| who is the author of the jungle | upton sinclair |
| what does a good summary avoid | list of facts |
| what should a good summary use | personal facts/ arguments |
| describe the workers in fast food nation | 1/2 women and mostly latino |
| what is the most dangerous job in america | working in meat production plant |
| what workers do the most dangerous jobs | illegal immigrants |
| what can descriptive language do to persuasive writing | elevate |
| what are catt's 3 main points about suffrage for women | 1. basic principles of democracy support women being able to vote 2. half the states have given women suffrage and the country won't remain divided 3. the united states is the leader of democracy and can't continue to deny democracy to half its citizens |
| what is jurgis's specter | alcoholism |
| how is alcoholism like a ghost | follows you and can't always see it when its right in front of you |
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gracehtraina