Frameworks A
Invitational rhetoric is founded on ____________ principles.
What is feminist?
A highly context-sensitive, democratic approach to textual analysis which takes an ethical stance on social issues with the aim of improving society
What is critical discourse analysis?
“...the faculty of observing the available means of persuasion, in any given situation”
What is Aristotle's definition of rhetoric?
Clearly articulating needs helps others recognize our shared humanity, fostering compassion -- theorized by Rosenberg
What is a core principle of nonviolent communication?
seeks to defeat injustice, not people
what is one of Dr. King's principles of nonviolence?
Equality, immanent value, and self-determination
What are principles of invitational rhetoric?
What the sentence is about – sentence level foregrounding
What is topicalization?
How the writer/rhetor is presenting information to their audience
What is genre?
Addresses misconceptions and misgivings adversaries hold; Trains and educates the audience in how to read anew the events of recent history -- theorized by Gorsevski
What are examples of nonviolent rhetoric in Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail?"
holds that suffering can educate and transform
What is a principle of nonviolence described by Dr. King?
Offering perspectives and creating conditions of safety, value, and freedom for sharing perspectives
What are key elements of invitational rhetoric?
The level of formality or informality, degree of technicality, etc.
What is register?
Argument culture
Reduces diverse individuals to a homogenous view of human needs and can unintentionally blame victims by focusing on how they express their needs
What are some critiques of nonviolent communication?
Soft or idealistic, the same as conflict transformation, only for post-war societies, based primarily on Western ideas, conflict avoidant or ignorant of structural forms of violence and injustice
What are examples of what peacebuilding isn't?
Promoting an understanding of self and other; Proceeding within an accountability logic; Locating identifications across commonalities and differences; Analyzing claims as well as the cultural logics within which these claims function
Use of language in a way that takes ideas for granted
What is a presupposition?
Why the writer is writing about their subject
What is exigence?
Observing the event, Recognizing feelings, Recognizing needs, Making requests
What are the four moves of nonviolent communication?
when resources, actors, and approaches are coordinated to accomplish multiple goals and multiple issues for the long term
When is peacebuilding strategic?
a way to engage with multiple viewpoints by making an effort to actively listen and understand others – it involves “paying attention to what others are saying as a way of establishing good will and acknowledging the importance of their views.”
What is rhetorical listening?
two stages: "typical reader" first, then stepping back to analyze text-level then word and phrase-level textual features
What is the general strategy for approaching a text with CDA?
Assumes the right to change another person and assumes the rhetor knows what's best; attempts to gain control or power; reflects values of competition and domination
Why do some scholars view traditional rhetoric as violent?
Focuses on and appeals to justice and human rights; Exudes compassion; Draws up ethical, moral, and legal arguments on the side of nonviolence
What are additional examples of nonviolent rhetoric Gorsevski identifies in Dr. King's letter?
Seeks to prevent, reduce, transform, and help people recover from violence; it empowers people to foster relationships that sustain them and their environment
What is strategic peacebuilding?