Rhetorical Situation
The individual delivering a speech.
Speaker
The three annotations that you should make on any passage.
TSA- Topic, Stance, Approach
Estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
Compare
When someone assumes that one action will lead to a chain of events that result in an undesirable outcome.
Slippery Slope
The number of sources you must use on the synthesis essay
3
The individuals that the speech was written specifically for.
Audience
The one thing you need to remember about every passage on the exam.
It is persuasive.
To give an opinion or judgment.
Critique
When someone argues that an issue can only be broken down into two opposing views.
False Dilemma
The purpose of a rhetorical analysis essay
To closely examine how the speaker was able to achieve success when delivering their piece
The best possible outcome for the speaker.
Purpose
Identify the two types of passages you will see on the exam.
Reading and Writing
Exaggerate the seriousness or importance of
Dramatizes
When one party presents a distorted version of the other party's position.
Strawman
This part of the essay gets its own column on the rubric
Thesis Statement
The lesson that the audience is supposed to take away from the the speech.
Message
This is how you will know if a passage is a writing passage.
It will say "draft" on it.
To show or find the difference between one thing and another
Differentiates
When someone implies that their assertion is correct because an authority figure also asserts it.
Appeal to Authority
The acronym to help you remember where you can pull evidence from
HELPS
The emotions that prompted the speech.
Exigence
Define rhetorical choice
Any choice made by the speaker to ensure persuasion
Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
Juxtapose
When someone tries to distract an audience by bringing up an unrelated issue.
Red Herring
If you use a piece of fiction as evidence, you must do this.
Explain how it represents our real society.