RHETORIC
Clothing is an example of:
A. Textual Rhetoric
B. Visual Rhetoric
C. Verbal Rhetoric
B. Visual Rhetoric
How someone dresses can communicate their mood or type of personality
You should use as many quotes as possible in your summary.
False
How someone reasons with the ideas, facts, logic, and statistics that they have about a subject. It asks how people think and reason with the information they have.
Logos
Name one way why using pathos in the wrong time and space OR too often can be risky.
Losing sympathy
Avoids facts
Does not consider constraints
Unpredicted impact
What type of appeal is being used here?
(Tire Ad)
Pathos
What is rhetoric?
The study of effective expression/communication.
A rhetorical analysis argues and analyzes whether a text is effective, ineffective, or effective but some but not others.
True
A concept or phrase that we think with (our assumptions) and think is commonsense for everybody.
commonplaces
What is Kairos and why is it important that you consider it when using rhetoric?
The most relevant and opportune moment for a rhetorical response or activity. It is right opening or opportunity to respond or say something.
It is important because a rhetor needs to consider when and where it is appropriate to say their argument
Name 3 enthymemes in this meme
(Meme #1)
Example: The meme assumes you know what this feels like.
(Name 3 answers similar to this one)
What is the difference between a rhetor and a rhetorician?
A Rhetorician studies, analyzes, and uses rhetorical theory.
A Rhetor can be anyone who uses rhetoric effectively.
A fixed mindset means you think you can progress no matter how many times you fail.
False
A fixed mindset is the mindset that your skills are set in stone and never evolve, change, or grow.
An argument that relies on an unstated premise or conclusion. A "silent" argument.
Think of an "online joke"
Enthymeme
Mythos is a grand narrative about how the world works that often works with mythological resonance for a culture or nation.
Name one type of mythos you are familiar with and why it is mythos.
Example: The American Dream because it is a narrative about American life that Americans have strong emotions related to.
(Any answer related to this will work)
How is this meme an example of register? (Think rhetorical distance)
Meme #2
Register = the style or variety of language used for purposes or in a particular setting.
It shows how you can change your style of language and word choices to fit a situation
What type of theory is rhetorical theory?
Humanities Theory
Languaging is a cultural practice.
True
We shift the way we speak based on the context, but as we shift our language to interact with people around us, we start having similar communicative practices in our community. Languaging becomes culturally specific.
A set of assumptions and practices about how the world works.
Ideology/Worldview
What is the difference between situated and invented ethos?
Situated Ethos = established creditability that was built over time
Invented Ethos = creditability that the rhetor creates in the text or while speaking in that moment
How is this meme making fun of the commonplace of tradition?
(Meme #3)
It calls out people who use tradition as commonsense to do repeat things over generations.
Why do rhetoricians think rhetoric shape reality?
(Does not have to be word for word from the powerpoint, but a similar explanation will do.)
Rhetoric is about meaning making. We produce rhetoric and our rhetoric produces responses and realities. It shapes how we perceive, understand, and think about things in this world.
Using first person creates intimacy with the rhetor and their audience
True
The term used to describe the perceived separation between a rhetor who creates a text and the audience. It is an effect of language choices made in the text to create that perceived relationship or “distance.”
Rhetorical Distance
Name the 3 types of arrangement (organization) in logos.
Narrative structure
Cause and Effect OR Cause and Consequences
Problem and Solution
How does this ad use pathos, logos, and ethos for the rhetor who created the ad?
(Ad #2)
Examples:
Pathos = It evokes sadness or urgency about polluted rivers
Logos: It is arranged in a way that compares our luxury of using water to the pollution we are creating
Ethos: This creates creditability for the rhetor because it shows that they want to make rivers better and fun for everyone.
(Similar answers will get the points)