Vocab Terms
What is rhetoric?
The art of persuasion
What is ethos an appeal to?
Credibility, trustworthiness
What is a rhetorical situation?
Any situation in which there is persuasion occurring and there is a speaker, audience, and persuasive message.
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What is the #1 of Rhetoric? Why?
Consider the audience. This must be done first because if a speaker offends or alienates an audience, the message will not be effective.
What is context?
The circumstances atmosphere, attitudes, and atmosphere that surround a text or situation
What is logos an appeal to?
Logic, reason, facts
What is the difference between the subject and purpose of a rhetorical situation?
The subject is the topic. The purpose is the goal that the speaker wants to achieve.
Persona are the professional credentials of the speaker.
False. Persona is the face or "mask" that the speaker shows to the audience.
What is the difference between occasion and context?
Occasion is specific- the time and place of the actual rhetorical situation. Context is broad and includes all surrounding influences and circumstances that could affect the situation or audience.
What is occasion?
The specific time and place of the rhetorical situation
What is pathos an appeal to?
Emotions
When considering an audience, what should the speaker consider?
The audiences values, beliefs, fears, desires, and demographics
Connotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
False. The connotation of a word includes the emotion, associations of a word.
Which rhetorical appeal is most effective? Why?
It depends on the audience and the rhetorical situation. Different audience members have different values, beliefs, etc and are motivated or persuaded by different things.
What is exigence?
The motivation or reason for the speaker to engage in the rhetorical situation
1) Providing their credentials/professional background.
2) Emphasizing shared values with the audience.
3) Establishing common ground with audience.
What are the three parts of a rhetorical situation? What do the double-sided arrows represent in the rhetorical triangle?
Speaker, Audience, Message. The double sided arrows represent the relationships between the three parts. How the speaker relates/interacts with the speaker, how the audience relates/interacts with the message, etc.
Creating a logical argument often involves defining the terms of an argument and identifying connections such as causality.
True
Logos also includes specific details, facts, statistics, quantitative data, or expert testimony.
Why is an argument that solely appeals to pathos problematic?
This type of argument is propagandistic and polemical, meaning it is polarizing and one-sided.
What is kairos?
The timeliness of the rhetorical situation. The opportune time to engage in rhetoric.
What is SOAPS?
What are the two parts of a counterargument? Name them and define them. What appeal does this support?
Concession- agreeing to the validity of an opposing argument.
Refutation- disproving the counterargument with evidence.
Logos