Rhetorical Communication
Considered to be the art of persuasion.
What is rhetoric?
A person or institution that addresses the public.
What is a rhetor?
The rhetorical use of emotions to affect audience decision-making.
What is pathos?
One of 3 goals: to inform, persuade or entertain.
What is the general purpose?
The type of rhetoric used to argue what a society should do in the future.
What is deliberative rhetoric?
What is a vital democracy? What is social justice?
Empowers you to participate in democratic processes but with it comes responsibility for your words.
What is free speech?
Rational appeals; the use of rationale, reasoning, and evidence.
What is logos?
Statistics, examples, and personal narratives used in a speech.
What are supporting materials?
A large, organized body of people who are attempting to create social change.
What is a social movement?
An advantage of studying rhetorical communication...
Helps us critically evaluate messages designed to influence us.
This skill is one of the most highly sought-after skill when employers go to hire.
What is oral communication (or public speaking)?
The rhetorical construction of character.
What is ethos?
A speech that follows a timeline.
What a chronological pattern?
Evocative speeches intended to entertain, inspire, celebrate, commemorate or build community.
What is a special-occasion speech?
An informed consumer of rhetorical discourse - prepared to analyze rhetorical texts.
What is a Rhetorical Critic?
Place in the social hierarchy (structure of society).
What is social position?
Animal cruelty videos by PETA overly exploit this proof.
What is pathos?
A speech that has no innate organization except that imposed by the speaker.
What is a topical pattern?
An attention-getter, rhetorical question or startling statistic.
What is an introduction?
A public speaker
What is an orator?
People who can take the appropriate action in response to a message.
What is a rhetorical audience?
Relying solely on a celebrity to endorse a product or issue exploits this proof.
What is ethos?
Audiovisual materials that help a speaker reach intended speech goals.
What are visual aids?
Practicing your speech, timing yourself and practicing eye contact helps to achieve ____________.
What is effective delivery?