Rhetorical Grammar
Ref/Confirm Headers
Rhetorical Occasion
Definitions
Master's Advice
100
A categorical proposition that is arguable
What is a thesis statement?
100
State the refutation headers
What is State the false claim, the narrative account, unclear, incredible, impossible, implausible, inappropriate to read, unprofitable, conclusion
100
There are three factors to consider when presenting your speech or narrative. Keep in mind these three things when you are writing your essay or speech.
What is Audience, Place, and Purpose?
100
The appropriateness to the type of being, purpose, or circumstances; suitability
What is propriety?
100
While this gentleman didn't necessarily give us advice,he is known as the "Father of History" and mascot of our course.
Who is Herodotus?
200
"The weasel is in his den" is an example of what sentence pattern.
What is Pattern #1 - Subject Be Adverbial
200
State the confirmation headers
What is assert the claim who advance the narrative, narrative account, clear, credible, possible, plausible, appropriate to read, profitable, conclusion?
200
To argue effectively against any proposition you must know your audience but also assume what about your audience?
What is apprehensive and ignorant of the topic?
200
Quality, capability, or power to elicit belief
What is credibility?
200
This master wrote the Apollo and Daphne models showcased in our text. In the refutation paragraph for clarity he is clever enough to not attack Ovid's word choices but the aspects of the myth itself.
Who is Aphthonius?
300
"Weasels are wild" and "Annie Dillard is a nature writer" belong to the same pattern but differ in some way. Name the pattern and the difference.
What is a subject complement (adj) and subject complement (noun phrase)? (Pattern #2: Subject Be Subject Complement)
300
We refute what sorts of narratives?
What is doubtful, not very clear, not completely impossible, accounts which are neither true nor false by nature, where the argument can be shown to be wrong, where we find fault
300
"It may seem like a point of weakness to mention the opposing party's arguments up front, but there are rhetorically persuasive reasons to do so" List 1 out of the four reasons.
What is What is 1. "The opposing arguments will likely be in the forefront of the mind of the reader, & especially if hostile to your position. 2. You build trust with your audience if you are humble enough to recognize there are two sides 3. When your audience hears your opponents concerns from you by the time they hear them from your opponent, those facts won't have as strong an impact 4. Doing the above, do not overemphasize your opponent's case.
300
Benefits the reader morally, financially, physically, emotionally, or spiritually
What is Expediency?
300
Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics says those who go to excess in ridicule and have their jokes at all costs are described as what type of fellows?
Who is a buffoon or who is vulgar?
400
One should never use this to mark boundaries of the required slots
What is punctuation or what is a comma?
400
What three components of a narrative to be credible must be considered when saying nothing contrary to nature?
What is (1) what common sense would expect the characters to be like (2)Reasons and motives (3) Places & time, where & when the acts took place
400
What is the goal of rhetoric? Under the category of purpose of the rhetorical occasion, list at least two goals you hope to achieve.
What is 1. to think differently 2. to behave differently = to persuade
400
How does plausibility differ from possibility
What is the capability of existing or happening or being true (could) vs. having an appearance of truth or reason (would)
400
Quintillian says propriety is not just avoiding "bad words" but also words inappropriate to the occasion. Two such categories of words in this sense are:
What is (1) Too lofty for the audience (2) unfamiliar due to cultural differences (and a 3rd: inappropriate metaphors)
500
The five different styles of punctuation for joining clauses in compound sentences.
What is Comma-plus-conjunction, semicolon, semicolon-plus-conjunction, semicolon-plus conjunctive adverb, colon
500
Which is a more demanding task? A confirmation or a refutation and why?
What is A Confirmation? "to say that a story is worth reading we ask that all of the steps be in the affirmative. A refutation can appeal to one category (not consistent with nature or historical facts wrong) and most will not want to read of the narrative.
500
There are 11 considerations of an audience. Name at least 5.
What is 1. Age 2. Size 3. Tastes 4. Expectations 5. Political Interests 6. Cultural and Ethnic Background 7. Moral Values 8. Social values and concerns 9. Educational and intellectual background 10. Religious background 11. Homogeneity
500
When something has clarity, it is free from obscurity and easy to understand. Avoid these 7 types of word or phrases. Name at least 4. To get you going, one is amphibole - where words can be divided and interpreted differently
What is poetic words,coined words, foreign words, archaisms, poor grammatical placement of modifiers, digressive phrases or clauses in the middle of sentences
500
Cicero says there are three kinds of narration. What are they?
What is (1) the cause itself and the dispute (2) Digression for the sake of incriminating another or of making a comparison and (3) amplification for the sake of entertainment
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