Rhetorical History
Ancient Greece
Where did the discipline/practice of rhetoric originate?
Ethos
What appeal is used to convey a writer's credibility or authority?
the art of persuasive speaking or writing
What is rhetoric?
Times New Roman 12pt, double-spaced, indentions to mark new paragraphs, etc.
What is MLA format?
Famous book that the movie Poor Things is inspired by
What is Frankenstein?
Aristotle
Who is the "Father of Rhetoric?"
Charts, graphs, facts, regardless of whether they're true
What is an appeal to logos/logic?
Logos
What is the appeal to logic?
Thesis
What is the central argument of your rhetorical analysis?
Famous American poet who lived in Lawrence Kansas for some time
Who is Langston Hughes?
Aristotle
Who invented the rhetorical triangle?
Developed as a method of
judicial deliberation by an ancient
rhetorician in the 3rd century
B.C.
What is Stasis Theory?
Pathos
What appeal is used influence an audience's emotions?
What is a hook?
American poet who was deemed "The Myth of Amherst" for wearing all-white and being a recluse
Who is Emily Dickinson?
Plato
Who was Aristotle's mentor?
The modes of persuasion, modes of appeal or rhetorical appeals are strategies of rhetoric that classify a speaker's or writer's appeal to their audience
What is the rhetorical triangle?
Wearing a suit and tie
What is an appeal to ethos?
"As a result; consequently; additionally; moreover; yet; likewise; indeed"
What is a transition word/statement?
The only singer-songwriter to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Who is Bob Dylan?
Ancient Rhetorician Hermagoras
Who invented stasis theory?
Writer/Speaker, Audience, Context, Issue/Topic, Purpose
What is the Rhetorical Situation?
Conjecture, Definition, Quality/Degree, Procedure/Policy
What are the four categories of Stasis Theory?
An instance of using a comma to link two independent clauses (which should instead be linked by a colon, semicolon, or conjunction)
What is a comma splice?
Famous company that got its name from a character in an American novel
What is Starbucks?