Vocab
I watched a movie on medieval France and one of the characters used a microwave. It was ______ and pulled me out of the experience.
clairvoyant, anachronistic, hackneyed, or condescending
anachronistic
Which war was going on when Eco wrote his essay "Reflections on War?"
to establish a system of natural ethics, separated from categorical imperatives that stem from theological approaches to morality
According to Stephen King, you should _____ the passive voice.
avoid
An appeal to the audience's emotions is an appeal to what?
pathos
He should fail the assignment; however, there were ______ circumstances.
extenuating
Based on this context, what does "shirk" mean?
"This is why, as Vittorini put it, intellectuals must not 'play the piper to revolution.' Not in order to shirk responsibility of a choice (which they can make as individuals), but because the moment of action requires the elimination of nuances and ambiguities ... whereas the intellectual function lies in delving for ambiguities and bringing them to light" (3).
avoid
How does Martin Luther King Jr. understand the role of the church in society?
that it should work to actively transform it
In modern war, Eco argues that power is centralized, rather than diffuse (spread out).
false
Rewrite this sentence in the active voice: The rope was thrown by the writer.
The writer threw the rope.
Despite their disagreement, the two parties reached an ______ conclusion that satisfied everyone.
amicable
"I would argue that the _________, not the sentence, is the basic unit of writing -- the place where coherence begins and words stand a chance of becoming more than mere words" (Stephen King 134).
paragraph
What is the evidence for his ethics that Eco presents which he believes is "common to all cultures?"
the position of the body in space
How does Eco address the possible counterargument that some cultures "approve of massacre, cannibalism, or the humiliation of the bodies of others?"
he argues that they restrict the definition of other and consider outsiders as nonhumans
For a claim to be considered a claim, what does it need?
Monk is to sparse as ______ is to excess.
hedonist
Martin Luther King Jr. uses Augustine and Aquinas to argue what? (from his "Letter from Birmingham Jail")
distinctions between just and unjust laws
Who were the sophists?
itinerant teachers that taught rhetoric (amongst other things)
Why was learning rhetoric important in ancient Greek culture?
citizens were expected to defend themselves in court
What are two of the three strategies we discussed for introducing rhythm into your sentences?
length, intentional punctuation, sentence complexity
exemplary
How does Aristotle define rhetoric?
"the ability to see the available means of persuasion"
What is the exigence AND occasion for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
the occasion is the dedication of a military cemetery; the exigence is the immediacy of the aftermath of a major Civil War battle where thousands died
MLK's use of phrases like "blasted hopes" and "the dark shadow of a deep disappointment" is representative of what type of rhetorical strategy?
a use of heightened/hyperbolic diction and syntax for dramatic effect
Name 5 of the 6 elements in the rhetorical situation.
context, exigence, purpose, audience, writer, and message