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Ethos
The appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator
Pathos
appeal to emotions
logos
appeal to logic
rhetoric
Effective communication of ideas fitting of the context it exists in. NOT limited or negative
artistic proofs
rhetorical appeals invented by the speaker
kairos
the opportunity moment for action
rhetorical opportunity
An occasion to make change through language, whether visual, written, or spoken.
opportunity vs exigency
Opportunity is the broader context calling for action whereas exigence is carries more urgency in relation to a problem or issue.
rhetorical genres
What commonly exists in rhetorical situations that is both shaped by and shapes that context?
reading for content vs reading rhetorically
Content reading seeks to obtain the message whereas reading rhetorical seeks to understand the message and all the factors contributing to its creation and meaning.
Analysis vs synthesis
Analysis seeks to examine individual parts of a whole in an effort to understand the work.
Synthesis follows analysis and seeks to take the individual parts of one or more works, considering where they connect or conflict, and formulating something new.
rhetorical research allows you to
Enter an established community Increase awareness of how and why we use sources Recognize motives of other voices
currency
the chronological relevance of the sources used in a project.
coverage
the comprehensiveness of research
reliability
the replicability and accuracy of sources
proposal argument
Which essay required a concrete solution/change and the reasoning, effects, and feasibility of that change
evaluation
Which essay required a judgement and the criteria for that judgement
rhetorical self
which essay required a reflection on participation in different communities
position argument
Essay required a clarified stance and the reasoning for that stance.
PIE
Point, Illustration, Explanation
Aristotle
Ethos is the most important form of writing
medium
how we receive information such as billboards and television
rhetoric triangle
ethos (speaker), logos ( message), pathos (speaker)
rhetorical star
exigency (context), audience, medium ( how we receive the information as), message
summary
original passage long, language not unique, shorter than original, and your own language and sentence structure
paraphrase
original not long, language not unique, identical length, your own language and sentence structure.
elements of a thesis
the purpose of the essay, the audience, and the main points
signal tags
authors name and title of the article/essay
comma splice
an incorrect usage of a comma, typically sentences
run on
too incomplete ideas strung together with no punctuation
fragment
an incomplete idea
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