Rhetoric
A method of persuasion based on the writer or speaker’s credibility
What is ethos?
A credible or believable source
What is a credible source?
an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning
What is a Logical Fallacy?
A clear statement of the main argument or point of a piece of writing.
What is a thesis?
The author's attitude toward the subject or audience.
What's the tone?
A method of persuasion that's designed to create an emotional response
What is pathos?
An assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue
What is a claim?
Making up reasons to justify something without evidence
What is ad hoc?
A statement urging the audience to take specific action.
What is a Call to Action?
A category of literature or writing (e.g., fiction, informational, argumentative).
Genre
A method of persuasion based on the writer appealing to the audience’s sense of logic
What is logos?
Specific details or facts that support an inference or idea
What is evidence?
assumes because two ideas or objects have similar qualities, they must be alike in another way that is not actually true for both ideas or objects
What is a faulty analogy fallacy?
The arrangement of words and phrases in sentences.
What is Syntax?
A one-sided perspective that affects objectivity.
What is Bias?
A close examination and interpretation of a non-fiction work
The attempt to disprove, contradict, or argue against an opposing viewpoint
What is a rebuttal?
involves intentionally misrepresenting an opponent’s position or claim with a more easily refutable position and may involve oversimplifying, omitting, or distorting details
What is a Strawman fallacy?
Using someone else’s work or ideas without giving proper credit.
What is plagiarism?
A logical conclusion drawn from evidence in the text and prior knowledge.
What is an Inference?
The context and set of circumstances surrounding a writer or speaker’s attempt to persuade and includes the speaker, audience, topic, and occasion
What is the Rhetorical Situation?
A technique wherein a writer acknowledges a point made by the opposition in order to establish understanding of the issue from various angles and enhance credibility
What is a concession?
an inference is made that does not follow from its premise (e.g., if I buy this car, everyone will love me)
What is a non-sequitur
The context and set of circumstances surrounding a writer or speaker’s attempt to persuade and includes the speaker, audience, topic, and occasion
What is the Rhetorical Situation?
to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main ideas.
What is Summarizing?