Rhetorical Analysis
What does SPACE stand for?
Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence
What acronym can you use to help you come up with evidence for the argument essay?
CHORES (current events, history, outside knowledge, reading, experiences, and science/sports)
How many sources typically must you cite and use for a synthesis essay?
3
What are the 4 categories of rhetorical choices?
Figurative Language, Syntax, Diction, Imagery
How many Multiple choice Questions will be on the exam?
45
What are the three appeals authors will use to convince an audience?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
In an argument prompt, you will be asked to...
support, refute, or qualify an argument
True or false: during the test you will receive only written evidence for a synthesis prompt.
False (there may be graphs, pictures, and statistics)
What is the device anaphora?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences
What test strategy should you use when you need to narrow down the correct answer?
process of elimination
The thesis statement for rhetorical analysis should contain what?
A defensible claim about the rhetorical choices the author made.
propose a solution, a call to action, or explaining implications are all ways to write what part of an argument essay?
The conclusion
Regarding credibility, strong arguments acknowledge...
The limitations of any evidence or any sources provided.
What is "The implied subtext of words rather than their literal meaning" a definition for?
Connotation.
In order to earn the thesis point, your thesis statement MUST be ________.
A) In the first paragraph
B) Defensible
C) Only one sentence
D) All of the above
B) Defensible
You should consider the author's audience ______ when analyzing a text?
Their Values, Beliefs, Needs, and Background
Evidence is supported and related back to the claim through _______
Commentary
The complex interplay among a writer's background, interests, and experiences that inform their personal convictions, or their positions on ideas is what?
The Writer's Perspective
The Device "Antithesis" can be described by what rhetorical choice?
Syntax
compare and contrast, process, narrative, and exemplification, are all what?
Methods of development
What 4 ways should you evaluate evidence for a rhetorical analysis essay?
by looking if it is Relevant, Sufficient, Typical, and Accurate
List at least 4 ways to Orient, Focus, and Engage an audience in an argument. (We learned 8)
Interesting example, Quotation, Intriguing statements, Anecdote, Questions, Statistics or data, Contextualized information, Scenario.
A Concession does what in a synthesis or argument paper?
Accepts all or a portion of a competing claim as correct, or correct under different circumstances, or acknowledges the limitations of the writer's own argument.
what type of syntax links up two things of equal importance using the acronym FANBOYS?
Coordination
A writer's Line of reasoning is communicated through?
The writer's claim, evidence, and commentary.