Rhetorical Quiz Study Set

SOAPSTone

Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone

Speaker

who is delivering the message

Occasion

context in which the rhetoric occurs/an event that triggers a piece of rhetoric

Audience

who the message is intended for

Purpose

why the speaker is delivering the message

Subject

the basic message being delivered

Tone

The speaker's attitude toward the subject

Kairos

the exact timing for everything

Exigence

urgency or timeliness

Diction

word choice

Denotation

The dictionary definition of a word

Connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes

Syntax

Sentence structure

Parallelism

anything repeated in a text (ex: I have a dream)

Inference

an assumption based on evidence and reasoning

The Rhetoric Appeals

ethos, pathos, logos, mythos

Ethos

credibility

Pathos

emotion

Logos

logic

Mythos

beliefs, values, and morals

SLAYYYY

you slayed