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Eng12 NF terms A
This is the first set of terms with regard to non-fiction reading comprehension.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Speaker | the persona or character that is sending the message to the intended audience (not always the author) |
| intended audience | the intended recipient of the message from the speaker |
| social-historical context | the time period and political environment in which the message was made. This greatly affects the message. |
| content | what is actually the message being conveyed. This includes three appeals: ethics, logic, and pathos |
| ethics or ethos | an appeal to the audience based on the following reasoning: I believe ______ therefore I do ____. It reasons that personal beliefs guide actions. |
| logos or logic | The appeal to the audience based upon reason or truth. EX: All terriers are dogs. All dogs are mammals. Therefore, all terriers are mammals. |
| pathos or emotions | The appeal to the audience based upon "feelings" or emotions. EX: Showing pictures of starving children to make you feel guilty and then donate to their cause. |
| genre | the type of thing that a rhetorical message is. EX: poem, essay, commercial, etc. |
| subject/topic | what the message is about |
| aim/purpose/theme | the intended effect of the rhetoric; the speaker's intended effect on the audience; the moral, lesson, or thesis. |
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