Rhetoric
The art of persuasive speaking and writing.
What is rhetoric?
The main point or claim that will be supported throughout the essay.
What is the thesis?
The opinion or stance that you take on the prompt.
What is the argument?
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word
What is alliteration?
A device used to rhetorically analyze a text (acronym).
2 forms of sources you may find in a synthesis essay
What is visual and print?
Trustworthy evidence that can be used to enhance your argument.
What is credibility?
Expressing an idea or message by using language that signifies the opposite
What is satire?
The three major rhetoric appeals made to the audience.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
How is synthesis different from argumentative?
What is reasoning?
Acknowledging the opposing viewpoint of your argument.
What is the counterclaim?
The choice of words the author makes vs their attitude
What is diction vs tone?
The meaning of SPACECAT.
What is Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Content, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone>
What question should you ask yourself when reading a source
What argument does the source support?
What is the rebuttal?
An opposition or contrast between to opposites
What is antithesis
The framework for creating persuasive arguments (Ethos Pathos Logos)
What is the Rhetoric Triangle?
2 things you should do when dissecting the prompt?
The two types of arguments. 1. To lead audiences to accept a claim 2. to move people to act or defend a cause
What is argument to convince and argument to persuade?
A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (John and his passport expired last week)
What is a zeugma?