Rhetorical Analysis
This is the recommended introduction for a rhetorical analysis.
What is a rhetorical precis?
The minimum number of sources needed for a 2 or higher in Evidence and Commentary.
What are 3 Sources?
This is a rhetorical device that utilizes a detailed description of a setting.
What is Imagery?
Where the thesis MUST go for your argument.
Where is anywhere?
This rhetorical appeal is most prevalent in Mahatma Gandhi's letter to Lord Irwin, justification needed. (2 answers)
What is Pathos(Brutality and injustices during colonialism), What is Logos(logical arguments against colonial exploitation)
If you were to include this in your essay, you could earn the sophistication point.
What is a complex understanding of the rhetorical situation?(vivid/Persuasive writing counts if both are mentioned)
If you were to include this within your essay, to enhance your argument, you could earn the sophistication point.
What are "Rhetorical Choices or Unique and Persuasive Styles of Writing?"
This is the difference between a metaphor and a simile.
What is the use of like and as?
The number sources given in the prompt that must be used for full points in Evidence and Commentary.
How many is 0?(It's argument, make your own evidence)
This is the rhetorical device used to increase intensity in the Letter to Birmingham Jail, repeating clause structure in one long sentence.
What is parallelism?
A mischaracterization of a rhetorical device will lead to this in your writing.
What is a lapse?
These should be noted down as one reads through the synthesis task as it is helpful for Row B.
What are connections between the sources?
“She sells seashells by the seashore” is an example of this rhetorical device.
What is alliteration?
____ and ____ are traits of evidence that are required for a 4 on Evidence and Commentary?
What is specific and relevant?
This pastor used fear as his strategy in order to compel readers to confess their sins to the church.
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
This is the definition of a rhetorical situation.
This is the definition of situating in a broader context.
What is "Taking the ideas of your argument to understand the limitations and implications"?
Kairos is used for this reason in writing.
What is strategic use of timing and context?
The acronym for the evidence categories that can be used for the argument task.
What is CHOICES?
What is "America is better" vs. "Make America Great Again"?
This amount of rhetorical choices that contribute to the writer’s argument, purpose, or message gets you at max a 3 in Evidence and Commentary.
What is 1?
The difference between a 1 and a 2 on the Evidence and Commentary.
What is at least 1 simplistic, repetitive but non-summary analysis?
This is a rhetorical device that utilizes the application of animal traits to humans.
What is Zoomorphism (not to be confused with Anthropomorphism)
Evidence and commentary that organizes and supports an argument as a line of reasoning composed of multiple supporting claims each with adequate evidence that is clearly explained, will earn you this in an argument task.
What is a 4?
These are the parties that the ménage a trois in Toni Morrison's commencement speech reference.
What are "political interests, corporate interests and military interests"?