Acronym Thy Name
RhetTheory.
What is Rhetorical Theory?
The originator of Rhetorical Theory.
Who is Aristotle?
Rhetorical Theory.
What is how humans use persuasion (persuasive arguments) in communication?
Rhetorical theory uses these three arguments.
What is ethos, logos, and pathos?
SymIT.
What is Symbolic Interaction Theory?
The originator of Symbolic Interaction Theory.
Who is George Herbert Mead?
Expectancy Violation Theory.
What is how individuals respond to unexpected violations of social norms and expectations in communication?
These are the required valences in EVT.
What is reward valence and violation valence?
SymCT.
What is Symbolic Convergence Theory?
The originator of Expectancy Violation Theory.
Who is Judee K. Burgoon?
Cognitive Dissonance Theory.
What is how individuals experience discomfort when their beliefs and behaviors are inconsistent, prompting them to seek consistency?
To alleviate the discomfort of CDT, people do these two things.
What is they are motivated to change their beliefs and adjust their behaviors, or rationalize their actions to achieve consistency?
CDT.
What is Cognitive Dissonance Theory?
The originator of Symbolic Convergence Theory.
Who is Ernest G. Bormann?
Symbolic Interaction Theory.
What is social interactions help constructing meaning and reality?
These are four aspects of the fantasy chain in SymCT.
What are meaning, emotions, motives, and actions?
EVT.
What is Expectancy Violation Theory?
The originator of Cognitive Dissonance Theory.
Who is Leon Festinger?
Symbolic Convergence Theory.
What is narratives and symbols create group cohesion and a collective consciousness?
These carry meaning in SymCT.
What language, gestures, and symbols?