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The study of effective, persuasive language use; according to Aristotle, use of the "available means of persuasion"
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Rhetoric
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One's listener or readership;those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed
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Audience
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Words, events or circumstances that help determine meaning
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Context
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One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing
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Purpose
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Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.
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Bias
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An emphatic statement; declaration.
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Assertion
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The central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer.
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Thesis
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An assertion, usually supported by evidence
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Claim
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In rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing
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Subject
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A term used for the author or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing.
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Speaker
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List the three parts of the Rhetorical triangle and list where they go.
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Speaker, Subject, Audience
from top->Bottom Right ->Bottom Left->top |
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A Greek term referring to the character of a person; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals
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Ethos
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List Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos
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A Greek term that means "word"; an appeal to logic; one of Aristotle's three thetorical appelas.
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Logos
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A Greek term that refers to suffering but has come to be associated with broader appeals to emotion; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals
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Pathos
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The speaker's attitude toward the subject or the audience
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Tone
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A belief or statement taken for granted without proof
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Assumption
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A challenge to a position; an opposing argument
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Counterargumeent
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To agree that an opposing argument may be true
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Concede
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To discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument
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Refute
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That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning
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Connotations
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A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information
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Propagandistic
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An argument against the idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion.
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Polemical
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What is Visual Rhetoric?
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it is the development of theoretical framework describing how visual images communicate, as opposed to verbal messages.
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An ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it
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Satiric
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What is Arrangement?
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This is the organization of a piece which is another element of Rhetoric that contributes to the way your audience perceices your argument
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What is the Classical Model?
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This is a five-part structure for an oratory that writers still use today, although perhaps not always consciously
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What is the Classical Model made up of? list parts
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INCRC
1)Introduction 2)Narration 3)Conformation 4)Refutation 5)Conclusion |
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this introduces the reader to the subject under discussion
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introduction
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this is usually the major part of the text, includes the development or the proof needed to make the writer's case
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confirmation
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That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning
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Connotations
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A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information
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Propagandistic
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An argument against the idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion.
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Polemical
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What is Visual Rhetoric?
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it is the development of theoretical framework describing how visual images communicate, as opposed to verbal messages.
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An ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it
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Satiric
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What is Arrangement?
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This is the organization of a piece which is another element of Rhetoric that contributes to the way your audience perceives your argument
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What is the Classical Model?
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This is a five-part structure for an oratory that writers still use today, although perhaps not always consciously
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What is the Classical Model made up of? list parts
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INCRC
1)Introduction 2)Narration 3)Conformation 4)Refutation 5)Conclusion |
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this introduces the reader to the subject under discussion
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introduction
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this is usually the major part of the text, includes the development or the proof needed to make the writer's case
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Confirmation
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provides factual information and background material on the subject at hand, thus beginning the developmental paragraphs, or establishes why the subject is a problem that needs addressing.
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Narration
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addresses the counterargument, is in many ways a bridge between the authors’s proof and conclusion.
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Refutation
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possibly one paragraph or several, brings the essay to a satisfying close. Here the writer usually appeals to pathos and reminds the reader of the ethos established earlier.
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Conclusion
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retelling an event or series of events.
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Narration
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closely allied with narration because both include many specific details. However, unlike narration, it emphasizes the senses by painting a picture of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
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Description
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explains how to do something, or how something was done.
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Process Analysis
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Explanation of a text’s meaning through an analysis of all of its constituent parts, including the literary devices used; also called close reading.
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Exemplification
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A common pattern of development in which you juxtapose two things to highlight their similarities and differences.
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Comparison and Contrast
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Not the way an essay/argument is arranged, but the way it is categorized.
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Classification
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Word choice
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diction
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explaining a term in the viewpoint of the speaker
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definition
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analyzing the causes that lead to a certain effect, or conversely, the effects that result from a cause is a powerful foundation for argument.
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Cause and Effect
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