unit 1 Rhetorical situation vocab

rhetorical situation

any set of circumstances that involves at least one person using some sort of communication to modify the perspective of at least one other person

rhetoric

the art of persuasion

context

the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text

ocassion

the time & place a speech is given or a piece is written

audience

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text. Most texts are likely to have multiple

purpose

the goal the speaker wants to achieve

exigence

an issue, problems, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak

kairos

situational time

urgency

calling for immediate attention; pressing (inference to exigence)

claim

to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it

evidence

the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that something is true

philanthropist

someone who goes out of his or her way to help others, in the modern context, often by donating money

spontaneous

not planned but done because you suddenly want to do it

decorum

polite behavior that is appropriate in a social situation

simple

a clear, straightforward, and easily digestible style of communication

straightforward

direct; not roundabout; free from crookedness or deceit; honest

direct

proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique

ambiguous

open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations

candid

frank; outspoken; open and sincere / free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

noun

a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

pronouns

a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun

verbs

expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being

preposition

a word that shows the relationship between a noun & pronoun & another word in a sentence

adjectives

limits the meaning of a noun or pronoun by describing or giving specific information about the meanings of other words that are said to modify those words

adverbs

modifies a verb, an adjective, or another verb

conjunctions

a word or phrase that connects words or groups of words

interjections

a word or phrase that expresses a feeling

subject

tells whom or what the sentence is about

predicate

tells what the subject is or doe or what happens to the subject