Rhetorical Situation
Period 2
Rhetorical Terms
Columnists
Purpose
100

intended recipients of a text

Audience

100
Not a fan of the National Zoo

Logan

100

reference to previous literature or history

Allusion

100

hates Ticketmaster

Hassel

100

telling a story to make a point

Narration

200

what the speaker or writer is trying to do

Purpose
200

Builders extraordinaires

Elijah and Mimi
200

extended comparison between 2 things to make a point

Analogy

200

the baby of the family

Tona

200

appealing to the senses

Description

300

historical, social, or cultural circumstances

Context

300
led discussion on "Child's Play"

Ipek

300

appeal to credibility

Ethos

300
enjoys pulling up to Taco Bell

Sam

300

explaining or informing

Exposition

400

specific motivation that prompts the creation of the text

Exigence

400

Syntax consultant

Dev

400

short narrative of an incident

Anecdote 

(vignette)

400

makes case for the upside of boredom

Hari

400

convincing audience to act or believe something

Persuasion

500

category a text belongs to based on form, content, or style

Genre

500

Brought an item of jewelry for Show and Tell in August

Pranav, Fareeha, or Daniel

500

Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of a clause or sentence

Anaphora

500

in despair because Travis Hunter went to the Jags

Surya

500

evoke amusement on the part of the audience

Entertainment

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