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7262218635rhetorical trianglea triangle used to illustrate how these three elements: speaker subject audience, are interrelated0
7262233419audiencethe listener, viewer, or reader of a text1
7262237923concessionan acknowledgement that an opposing argument is true or reasonable2
7262241629contextcircumstances, attitudes, and events surrounding a text3
7262245350counterargumentan opposing argument to the one the writer is putting forward4
7262250691ethosGreek for "character" credibility or trustworthy5
7262253644logosGreek for "embodied thought" logic or reason6
7262257932occasionthe time and place a speech is given or a piece is written7
7262260330pathosappealing to emotions to motivate audience8
7262263143personamask9
7262263911polemican aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others and don't concede10
7262269172propagandathe spread of ideas and info to further a cause11
7262271242purposegoal of speaker12
7262272694refutationa denial of the validity of a n opposing argument13
7262275813rhetorica faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion14
7262278772rhetorical appealsrhetorical techniques to persuade an audience are: ethos, logos, pathos15
7262282424SOAPSSubject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and Speaker all help us determine the rhetorical situation16
7262288578speakerperson who creates a text17
7262289077subjecttopic of text18
7262585853focal pointwhere the eye comes to -- dominant image eye travels upward19
7262591603figure-ground contrastthe background of the photo and the foreground20
7262595328Grouping: Similarity vs ProximityObjects that are the same and objects that are close in distance or far in distance21
7262599385colorpeople respond emotionally to it. Warm colors remind us of fire and sun Cool colors remind us of water and forest22
7262603269continuationthe belief that elements that suggest a continued visual line will be grouped together23
7262607310linesprovide a sense of motion or movement24
7262611562Horizontal Linescreate a sense of calm25
7262612389vertical linescreate a suggest movement26
7262616073wavy linesimply softness, grace, flow or changei27
7262619388diagonal linescreate stress28
7262620316closurethe need to complete the picture, fill in missing info29
7262622585Narrationimage tells a story:characters, plot, setting, etc30
7262624301contextinfo listed in a caption that helps the viewer understand whats happening31

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