Who’s the Rhetor?
Name that Genre
Punctuation and Citation
Wake me up when semester ends
The Rhetorical Situation
100

“A Letter from Birmingham Jail”

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.

100

Written in paper, typically to a known recipient, and mailed in an envelope [out of date format]

What is a Letter

100

YOU FINISH A SENTENCE THAT IS ALL CAPITAL LETTERS WITH THIS[ ]

What is an exclamation point

100

The professor’s middle name

What is Campbell
100

Name the Rhetorical Triangle 

What is Exigence, Audience, and Constraints

200

The painting “Starry Night”

Who is Vincent Van Gogh 

200

Similar to a letter, sent digitally. More common in professional/academic settings. 

What is an email

200

When you wish to use a quote, but only the beginning and the end, you use this...

What is an ellipses

200

Name either the author or title of the article on streaming site Twitch.

Nicole Carpenter / The Gentle Side of Twitch

200

This part of the rhetorical triangle is the conditions that require a response

What is the Exigence

300

Don’t overcook his documentary films commonly airing on PBS such as “Jazz” and “Baseball.”

Ken Burns

300

Thoughts/comments/news/memes etc. can be shared within this format — so long as it doesn’t exceed the character limit.

What is a tweet

300

The format of an in-text citation?

What is (author’s last name and page#)

300

When trying to relate to your reader on an emotional level.

What is Pathos

300

This part of the rhetorical triangle contains both an intentional and unintentional this.

What is the Audience

400

A letter from the CEO of Amazon to inform you that you belong to him now.

Who is Jeff Bezos

400

an audio-only format that often uses interviews, headlines, topics of discussion; informal in nature and often listened to through earbuds. Made popular in the 21st century.

What is a podcast

400

This is what you do when you don’t quote directly but reword the authors ideas as your own.

What is Paraphrase

400

When you use an expert in the field to bolster your own argument, you are using this rhetorical strategy

What is Ethos

400

Name two major constraints for a Highway Billboard

*Judged by me*

500

The film “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood”

Who is Quentin Tarantino

500

These are Peer-Reviewed by experts in the specific field. Published often by a university press.

What is an academic journal article/academic research essay.

500

If you’re accessing an online source, you need to include two dates on your work’s cited: the date of publication and this...

What is 'the date of access'

500

According to campus legend, Professor Murphy takes this vehicle to campus.

What is a boat

500

What composition scholar, referenced in Backpacks vs. Briefcases was the leading scholar on the idea of the rhetorical situation?

Who is Lloyd Bitzer