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Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rhetoric | the study of effective and persuasive language use -the specific choices the writer makes to convey a specific message to the specific audience -analyzes the effectiveness of choices based on what the speaker knows about the audience |
| components of rhetorical situation | exigence, purpose, audience, context, writer/speaker, message |
| audience | who is the writer speaking to Who are they? What do they already know? What is their attitude about the subject? |
| purpose | why is the speaker conveying a message? -action/goal --> what the author hopes to change by writing EX: inform, persuade, evaluate, etc. -author's goal/intention |
| context | -BROADER circumstances surrounding a situation -the internal or external circumstances that provoke or inspired the writer to write a speech -time, place, occasion |
| writer/speaker | who is doing the writing What is the character/persona of the writer? (EX: comedian, expert, scholar, etc) |
| tone | author's attitude -expressed through diction & writing style |
| mood | the audience's feelings |
| appeals | strategic choices writers make based on the rhetorical situation in order to persuade the audience |
| three appeals | ethos pathos |
| ethos | (ethics) - appeal to shared beliefs/values -credibility or trust factor proof of a speaker's character |
| pathos | (emotion) appeals to emotion |
| logos | (logic) appeal to logic or reason |
| antithesis | putting two contrasting IDEAS (not just one word) next to each other, usually in a balanced structure |
| idea | What does the author say about the subject? -a thought or point about the subject |
| subject | What is it about? the general topic |
| claim | -What is the author arguing is true -writer's message -unique idea and perspective that the writer conveys about a topic |
| thesis | the formal statement of the claim (which includes both the idea & perspective) |
| exigence | What SPECIFICALLY caused the author to speak NOW? -problem, event, situation - specific occasion that prompted the message -motivation for a text - part of a rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates writers to create a text |
| message | -what does the writer want the audience to generally believe or remember? -overall lesson -the writer's claim that is developed with reasoning and evidence |
| Rhetorical triangle/Aristotelian Triangle | -CONTEXT: includes the WRITER & AUDIENCE connected through a common subject -EXIGENCE provides motivation to convey a unifying idea (MESSAGE) & engage the audience (PURPOSE) - |
| perspective | the way someone views or understands a situation (influenced by their experiences, beliefs, background, and point of view) |
| position | the specific stance or opinion someone takes on an issue -perspective helps shape your position -conclusion they draw based on their perspective |
| arguments | convey an idea or perspective on a subject |
| Fact | -type of evidence -a truth known by actual experience or observation, sm known to be true |
| Anecdote | -type of evidence -a brief account of a particular incident or event |
| Analogy | -type of evidence -a comparison based upon similar features of two things |
| Example | -type of evidence -a numerical fact or set of data |
| Detail | -type of evidence -an instance used to illustrate |
| illustration | -type of evidence -a piece of information |
| Expert opinion | -type of evidence -a picture, diagram, cartoon, chart, artwork, info-graphic, or other visuals |
| Personal observation | -type of evidence -something that the writer has seen |
| personal experience | -type of evidence -something that the writer has firsthand knowledge of |
| testimony | -type of evidence -a statement made by someone who as experience but is not necessarily an expert |
| experiment | -type of evidence -an observation generated under a controlled condition |
| Shift | |
| contrast | |
| epiphanies | when shifts are sudden Revelations |
| symbol | a concrete object that represents an idea or value |
| image | language that expresses a sensory experience, such as sound, sight, smell, touch, or taste |
| Motif | several recurring related symbols or images that create a pattern to reinforce an idea |
| Metaphor | a comparison of two unrelated objects that assigns ideas to the points of comparison |
| Extended Metaphor | a comparison that is sustained throughout a text |
| simile | a comparison of two unrelated objects using like or as that assigns ideas to the point of comparison |
| allusion | an indirect or implied reference to literature, culture, religion, or history that connects a writer's subject to a larger idea or meaning |
| diction | the writer's choice of words |
| denotations | relatively neutral dictionary definitions |
| connotations | sensory, emotional, or cultural associations that consitute their meanings |
| imagery | sensory language used to convey the writer's attitude |
| paragraphing | a change in idea represented by a paragraph (intentation or a new ling) often with a contrasting transition word -a short paragraph among other longer paragraphs -a single sentence paragraph |
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