Rhetorical Situation
The voice/person producing and delivering a piece of rhetoric
Speaker/author
Word choice in text
diction
choices in diction and syntax build up over time to develop this important aspect of a text
tone
A thesis statement is placed in this spot in an essay
End of introduction
Mr. Noon's favorite and also least favorite football team
LV Raiders
Context is
the background knowledge of the text
Sentence structure in a text
syntax
When analyzing diction, you should first consider these two aspects
Denotation and connotation
Topic sentences should connect to this part of your essay
Thesis
Mr. Noon is the only friend of this very greasy, grouchy, emo, Italian social studies teacher
Mr. Defazio
Tone is defined as
the author's attitude toward a given subject
Parallel structure is defined as
repeating the same word, phrase, or clause several times in a sentence or across different sentences
You should consider these TWO things when analyzing syntax
A conclusion is composed of these two parts
brief summary of argument, and insightful commentary about the essay's subject outside the prompt
Mr. Noon's wife's name
Jenna
List each part of the acronym SPACECAT
Speaker; Purpose; Audience; Context; Exigence; Choices; Appeals; Tone;
Shorter sentences are often utilized for these 3 specific reasons
to be direct, to show contrast, and show emphasis
Style is composed of these three aspects
Diction, syntax, and grammatical conventions
A line of reasoning in an essay is described as this
the organization of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion in an essay.
The number of tattoos Mr. Noon has on his body
11
The three aspects that make up context and their definitions
Constraints - limiting factors
Exigence - motivating factors for the creation of the text
Kairos - the timing/timeliness of the text
The four aspects that build an argument's ethos
Similarity, trustworthiness, authority, reputation
The two goals of rhetorical analysis are
describe the strategies the author uses, and discuss how those strategies develop their message and purpose.
Label and list the parts of the XYZ thesis formula
X = Rhetorical devices
Y = The effect on the audience/text
Z = The author's intended message/purpose
"The author employs X, which accomplishes Y, and persuades the audience/accomplishes Z"
Mr. Noon's favorite AP hour
2nd!