Unit 2 Review

Readings/Formatting

100

Fill in the blank: "Why Rhetoric? ____ Lives!" 

Aristotle

200

What format is the Rhetorical Analysis to be written in?

APA 7th edition.

300

What did I have you read in class on Monday?

"How to Write Meaningful Peer Response Praise" by Ron DePeter

400

Do you indent your abstract in the Rhetorical Analysis?

No

500

How do you in-text cite a source with 3 authors in APA 7th edition?

Example: (Smith et al., 2020, p. 13)

Assignments

100

What was the comedy special we analyzed called?

Bo Burnham: Inside

200

Name a few of the things you had to do for your Early Draft. 

1) Link article 

2) Answer how it fits the required criteria

3) Answer how text is credible 

4) Answer how it uses CABLES

300

What did you have to do for the Citation Activity?

Cite your source(s) in APA format as a Reference page citation along with two examples of in-text citations. 

400

What was the article we analyzed in a group rhetorical analysis about? 

The correlation between Instagram and depression. 

500

When picking out an article, you had to make sure it fit one of these three criteria: 

1) Is related to your major

2) Is related to this course

3) Focuses on the role of technology and/or social media in relation to mental health.

Vocabulary

100

Rhetor?

Writer

200

Rhetoric?

Effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

300

Context?

The situation that surrounds any event.

400

Rhetorical Appeals vs. Rhetorical Elements?

Appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Kairos

Elements: Rhetor, Audience, Argument, etc.

500

Exigence?

Issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts writer to write about their topic.

Discussions

100

These words disrupt the flow and clarity of a sentence. 

Filler words

200

What was our Stasis Theory discussion about?

Human Cloning

300

Describe the activity we did in class where you had to write differently according to the situation presented. 

Answers vary - may include: Murder activity, writing as detective/lawyer/etc. 

400

We listened to this early 2000s song and analyzed it according to terminology like audience, message, and context. 

American Idiot by Green Day

500

Briefly summarize the four commercials we watched as examples of each rhetorical appeal (ethos, pathos, logos, kairos).

Ethos: Absolut Vodka

Logos: Flex Tape

Pathos: Budweiser 

Kairos: Facebook and COVID

Misc.

100

When is the Revised Rhetorical Analysis and Writer's Memo due?

This Sunday at 11:59 PM. 

200

What is the name of the database that I recommended you use to find your articles?

MavScholar

300

Name at least one way you can establish if a source is credible?

Peer reviewed, does not end in .com or .net, has credible authors, etc. 

400

What is the minimum amount of words you must have in your Rhetorical Analysis?

1200

500

Who was the famous person that served as the Ethos for the Absolut Vodka commercial?

Kanye West