Vocab Unit 6 "I've got this"
Define Ethos: A) an appeal of emotions B) a subject for a composition or essay C) an appeal to ethics and credibility
C) an appeal to ethics and credibility
Define Audience: A)the persons reached by a book, radio, or tv broadcast B) the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing C) enough or adequate
A)the persons reached by a book, radio, or tv broadcast
Define Rhetoric: A) Art of effective or persuasive writing or speaking B) Choice and use of words C) author's reason for writing a piece
A) Art of effective or persuasive writing or speaking
Define Influence: A) Discussion or debate marked by opposing views B) To take advantage of C)The power or ability to affect someone or something
C)The power or ability to affect someone or something
Define unreliable narrator: A) A claim made to rebut a previous claim B) a character who tells a story with a lack of credibility C)The quality of being trusted and believed in
B) a character who tells a story with a lack of credibility
Define Credibility: A) The quality of being trusted and believed in B) An assertion of something as fact C) The author's reason for writing a piece
A) The quality of being trusted and believed in
Define Explicit: A) The main idea of a writing B) Stated clearly and in detail C) The author's attitude towards a subject
B) Stated clearly and in detail
Define Connotative: A) The choice and use of words in speech or writing B) The explicit or direct meaning of a word C) Signifying or suggestive of a secondary meaning of a word
C) Signifying or suggestive of a secondary meaning of a word
Define Controversy: A) Discussion or debate marked by opposing views B) The choice and use of words or phrases in speech or writing C)The power or ability to affect someone or something
B) A discussion or debate marked by opposing views
Define Enunciation: A) The author's attitude towards the subject B) A mistaken belief C) the pronunciation and emphasis given to words
C) the pronunciation and emphasis given to words
Define: Logos A) Closely connected to or appropriate to the matter at hand B) An appeal to the emotions C) An appeal to logic or reason
C) An appeal to logic or reason
Define Tone: A) The author's attitude towards the subject B) A mistaken belief C) a quotation from or reference to a book
A) The author's attitude towards the subject
Define Fallacious Reasoning: A) Faulty or mistaken logic B) an appeal to emotions C) statement, reason, or fact for or against a point
A) Faulty or mistaken logic
Define exploit: A) A discussion or debate marked by opposing views B) to take advantage of C) The author's attitude towards a subject
B) to take advantage of
Define emphasize: A) the pronunciation and emphasis given to words B) an appeal to emotions C) to draw attention to or put stress on an idea in one's writing or speech
C) to draw attention to or put stress on an idea in one's writing or speech
Define Pathos: A) an assertion of something as a fact B) An appeal to the emotions of a viewer C) The authors perspective on a topic
B) An appeal to the emotions of a viewer
Define Central Idea: A) closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand B) claim made to rebut a previous claim C) The main idea of a writing
C) The main idea of a writing
Define Sufficient: A) Notes added to a text B) enough or adequate C) An appeal to emotions
B) enough or adequate
Define corrupt: A) To change someone or something from good to bad B) discussion or debate marked by opposing views C) to take advantage of
A) To change someone or something from good to bad
Define medium: A) a means or form of communication, information, or entertainment such as TV, podcasts and social media B) the authors perspective on a topic C) a subject for a composition or essay
A) a means or form of communication, information, or entertainment such as TV, podcasts and social media
Define Point-of-view: A)the persons reached by a book, radio, or TV broadcast B) the authors perspective on a topic C) a subject for a composition or essay
B) the authors perspective on a topic
Define Thesis: A) a statement, reason or fact for or against a point B) The explicit or direct meaning of a word C) A subject for a composition or essay
C) A subject for a composition or essay
Define Denotative: A) Stated clearly and in detail B) The explicit or direct meaning of a word C) The author's reason for writing the piece
B) The explicit or direct meaning of a word
Define Diversity: A) A discussion or debate marked by opposing views B) an assertion of something as a fact C) A variety of things
C) A variety of things
Define active listening: A) The choice and use of words in speech or writing B) The explicit or direct meaning of a word C) learning information by paying close attention to what you hear
C) learning information by paying close attention to what you hear