SPACE
These are the five terms included in the acronym SPACE.
What are speaker, purpose, audience, context, and exigence?
The C in CAT stands for this.
What are choices?
The A in CAT stands for this.
What are appeals?
The T in CAT stands for this.
What is tone?
His face remained _________ as the verdict was read aloud; not a flicker of emotion betrayed his thoughts.
stoic
The context often leads into this more specific part of a rhetorical situation.
What is exigence?
The nurse tried to calm the patient's _______ and fears before the surgery.
apprehension
What are the three types of appeals? What do they mean?
Pathos, Ethos, and Logos
How did Ron Finley use tone to effectively deliver his 'Gangsta Gardening' speech? (Give me three answers)
confident, passionate, and rebellious tone
Rhetoric is the art of effective or ________ speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of ___________ and other _____________ to deliver a strong opinionated argument.
persuasive, figures of speech, compositional techniques
This person's ethos must be analyzed.
This type of question is asked not to get an answer, but to make the audience think more deeply.
rhetorical question
Experience can contribute to the development of this appeal.
What is ethos?
The city was ___________ with complaints after the mayor's controversial decision.
inundated
The smell coming from the dumpster was so ______ it made several people gag.
putrid
What was the purpose of Asmani Huda's speech from Friday? What did she want the audience to take away from it?
She wanted to provide insights into the disabled experience and inspire understanding of others' perspectives.
Repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is this rhetorical choice.
anaphora
"compared to 2000, residents of extreme-poverty neighborhoods in 2005-09 were more likely to be white, native-born, high school or college graduates, homeowners, and not receiving public assistance." This is an example of which type of rhetorical appeal?
What is logos?
How did Asmani Huda use tone to effectively deliver her speech about the power of disability? (Give me three answers)
Empathetic and Relatable, Assertive and Empowering, Reflective and Thought-Provoking
The student's ____________ during exams made the teacher suspect he was under extreme stress.
lassitude
His explanation was so ___________ that even experts struggled to understand what he meant.
inarticulate
When a writer includes a short personal story to make their point more relatable, they’re using this technique.
anecdote or vignette
"Mom was never much of a math person, but she took me to the public library before I could read, got me a library card, showed me how to use it, and always made sure I had access to kids' books at home" (120). This appeal to pathos attempts to deliver what kind emotion to the reader? (Give me three answers)
What is pride, warmth, gratitude, nostalgia, love, appreciation...etc.
This is the name of an instance wherein the attitude of the narration changes in a text.
What is tone shift?
The judge ruled that the search was __________ and violated the defendant's rights.
unwarranted