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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
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