Rhetorical Situation
Communication is the set of methods whereby humans attempt to identify with each other
What is the rhetorical situation (or the definition of)?
Shows sequence of events, cause and effect
What is a historical narrative?
To explore or examine parts of a text or work and determine how they work to contribute to the whole message.
What is an analysis?
This type of writing focuses on the diversity of evidence and examples to help support a writer's main impression or idea in a work.
What is illustrative writing?
Who is Annie Dillard?
This audience group has basic or some knowledge of the issue, and seeks to be persuaded or further informed.
Who is the secondary audience?
•These types of writing focus on events, people, and places that are important.
What is a memoir?
An analysis of a film in the medium, and its place in the study of cinema. Usually focuses on a specific quality: plot, character, or genre.
What is criticism?
The overall tone and use of denotative and connotative language are one strategy used in this type of writing.
What is descriptive writing?
This person wrote about her writing process and how drafts are meant to be clumsy.
Who is Anne Lamott?
In terms of a rhetorical situation, ___ means any form of communication that humans create.
What is the text?
A writer must make it clear why the event is important and explain its significance.
What is a key feature in a memoir?
This type of analysis explains how something is like or unlike another concept.
What is a comparative analysis?
This concept is the main ‘idea’ or overall tone you want from your writing.
What is a dominant impression?
Annie Dillard wrote this narrative that focused on her struggle with living life to the fullest, while also having 'creature comforts'.
What is "Living like Weasels?"
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
What is rhetoric?
Name three steps for writing a narrative.
What are (Begin with an engaging introduction, Establish the time and place, Keep a consistent point of view, Keep a consistent verb tense, Include sensory and descriptive detail (adjectives), Use a logical sequence, Use dialogue effectively or End with a thought provoking conclusion)?
This type of analysis examines the effect, validity, fallacy and appeal of an argument.
What is a rhetorical analysis?
There are four types of examples in illustrative writing. Name them.
What are personal, generalized, hypothetical, and typical cases?
This article had a persuasive argument and had a very scientific look at a supernatural idea.
What is "What is a UFO?"
The environment or setting of the author and of the audience.
What is the context?
This type of narrative provides events out of sequence, much like flashbacks.
What is non-linear?
This type of analysis addresses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats to a topic or group.
What is a SWOT analysis?
There are five main characteristics of good examples, name them.
What are relevant to your idea/impression, only be dramatic when possible, be accurate, make sure it is representative of your content, and develop your examples sufficiently.
What type of evidence was predominately used to support the argument in "What is a UFO" and define that term.
What is intrinsic evidence?
*Evidence that is taken from a written source and can be quotes from an expert or statistics.