Rhetorical Situation
This is who the author intends to read or listen to their work.
Who is the audience?
A pattern of letters that assist in remembering something.
What is a mnemonic?
An appeal to logic and reason, focusing on the message or argument.
What is Logos?
This is a comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
An explanatory analysis paragraph that captures not only what a text says but how and why it says it.
What is a rhetorical précis?
Also known as the speaker or writer.
Who is the rhetor?
What is context?
This is an appeal to the audience's sympathies and emotions.
What is Pathos?
This is a short descriptive account or story, frequently personal or biographical, that makes a point.
What is an anecdote?
This sentence within a précis includes an "in order to" statement that shows what the rhetor hopes to accomplish through their rhetorical choices.
What is sentence three?
The impetus or problem that inspires, stimulates, provokes, and/or prompts a rhetor to act.
What is the exigence?
The author's attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
Pertaining to the rhetor's authority and/or credibility.
What is Ethos?
This is a structural device that presents two contrasting or opposing ideas in a parallel form in order to highlight their differences and create emphasis.
What is antithesis?
Follow the author-date method of this when referencing a source.
What is an in-text citation?
To persuade, inform, entertain, or sell (PIES).
What are the rhetorical purposes?
Structure, diction, figurative language, and why they are used.
What are choices?
Appealing to the timeliness and appropriateness of the delivery.
What is Kairos?
What is an expletive?
Task-oriented diction that tells you what to do in a prompt.
What is a verb?
An aspiring politician gives a speech at a rally to persuade undecided voters to support his platform.
What is purpose?
Generally considered the inferior mnemonic, SOAPSTone is missing these two segments necessary in rhetorical analysis.
What are choices and appeals?
"Studies show that exercise improves mood and sleep quality" (Princeton Review, n.d.).
What is an example of Logos?
"Why choose this as our goal? Because it is hard, and that is the spirit of this decade." - JFK
What is hypophora?
FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION. Emma Watson's powerful speech advocating for gender equality (2014) included this statement, "You might be thinking, who is this Harry Potter girl? And what is she doing up on stage at the UN? It's a good question, and trust me, I have been asking myself the same thing. I don't know if I am qualified to be here. I do know that I care about this problem. And I want to make it better." This excerpt exemplifies which rhetorical appeal and what devices were used?
What is Ethos, as she openly acknowledges self-doubt, positioning herself as relatable and sincere, rather than authoritative. Devices used include: rhetorical questioning, allusion, and repetition of "know".