Unit 2: Basic Rhetorical Modes (copy)

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Rhetorical Modes

Ways of using language intended to have an effect on the audience.

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Classification

A method of organizing information into meaningful groups, essential for analysis and explanation.

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Discrete and Continuous Categories

Aristotle's division of quantity into two categories used to simplify complex ideas.

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Central Idea (Thesis)

The main point or argument that all categorized information should support.

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Overlapping Categories

Categories that share elements, which should be avoided for clarity in classification.

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Effective Examples

Examples that are relevant and convincing to support an argument or point.

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Transition Phrases

Phrases like 'for example' or 'consider the case of' that introduce examples.

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Quality vs. Quantity of Examples

Focusing on well-chosen and relevant examples over a large number of poorly chosen ones.

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Analogy

A literary device that compares two different things to explain or clarify a difficult concept.

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Plato's Allegory of the Cave

A philosophical analogy illustrating how humans only see shadows of reality, not the truth.

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