4827701351 | Rhetoric | the art that humans use to process all of the messages that we send and receive. (When people produce messages, rhetoric helps us to get our message across to others. ) | 0 | |
4827738246 | Rhetor | the speaker or writer | 1 | |
4827742467 | What does SOAPS stand for? SOAPSTone? | Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject (Tone) | 2 | |
4827762363 | What is a SOAPS/ SOAPSTone used for? | reading strategy for analyzing NON-FICTION texts | 3 | |
4827809799 | In the Rhetorical Triangle, the Logos is what part of the Triangle? | Text/Message | 4 | |
4827813935 | In the Rhetorical Triangle, the Pathos is what part of the Triangle? | Readers/Audience | 5 | |
4827816388 | In the Rhetorical Triangle, the Ethos is what part of the Triangle? | Writer/Communicator | 6 | |
4827828458 | Audience | Rhetor must understand something Ex: Who they are, and what they know (This understanding makes the rhetor highlight certain elements of his/her presentation and character) | 7 | |
4827839848 | Message/Subject | This is also the claim, or the point that is being made. How is the message delivered? | 8 | |
4827845369 | Speaker/Rhetor | skilled writers consider the interaction between all sides of the rhetorical triangle. Writers or speakers create a persona when they deliver their message | 9 | |
4827856535 | Conxext | The historical & cultural contexts from which the text emerged and which the rhetor created it. The context in which it was seen/read the context surrounding the audience | 10 | |
4827868042 | What are audience appeals? | Paths, Ethos, and Logos | 11 | |
4827870199 | Pathos: | Emotional Appeals *Think emotional commercials* | 12 | |
4827876729 | Ethos: | ethical appeals, based on writer's authority and credibility (Focus on shared values between speaker and audience | 13 | |
4827891202 | Logos: | attempts to persuade the reader by leading him down the road of logic and causing him to come to his own conclusions Ex: states facts; 100% of procrastinators wait until the last minute | 14 | |
4827906457 | The context circle surrounds what? | The ENTIRE Rhetorical Triangle | 15 | |
4827908320 | Diction | choice of words | 16 | |
4827908321 | Trope | artful diction Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole | 17 | |
4827911413 | Colloquial | an informal or conversational use of language | 18 | |
4827914876 | Archaic | old-fashioned or out dated choice of word | 19 | |
4827921296 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word the dictionary definition | 20 | |
4827924983 | Connotation | the implied meaning of a water an association, emotional, or otherwise that the word evokes | 21 | |
4827929204 | Syntax | the arrangement of words | 22 | |
4827933323 | Scheme | is artful syntax parallelisms, juxtapositions, and anthesis | 23 | |
4828048101 | Active Voice | Doer --> Action --> Receiver | 24 | |
4828053078 | Passive Voice | Receiver --> Action (by doer) | 25 | |
4828057314 | Periodic: | moving toward something important at the end. The main clause is withheld until the end | 26 | |
4828439314 | Cummulative | Expresses the main idea/thought near the start and adds explanatory material as needed | 27 | |
4828443924 | Declarative | Makes a statment | 28 | |
4828445381 | Interogative | Asks Questions | 29 | |
4828445382 | Imperative | Makes a command | 30 | |
4828446350 | Exclamatory | Communicated strong emotion or suprise | 31 | |
4828448256 | Conditional | Expressing wishes | 32 | |
4828451413 | A thesis statement should contain what: | -author and title of text -use specific examples -answer the overarching question | 33 | |
4828456241 | Under the Umbrella Graphic Organizer, what 3 things are used | Device, Textual Evidence, and How is that device used to achieve how I answered the overarching question | 34 |
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