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| 2126205777 | rhetorical mode | Exposition, description, narration, argumentation, The flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. | 0 | |
| 2126205778 | rhetorical purpose | the reason for the speaker's remarks; or a definition of the attitude that the author would like the reader to adopt., primary goal for the speech: to inform, persuade or convince, to explore, to make decisions, to meditate or pray | 1 | |
| 2126205779 | rhetorical techniques | the devices used in effective or persuasive language | 2 | |
| 2126205780 | forensic arguments | arguments about the past | 3 | |
| 2126205781 | deliberative arguments | an argument that deals with action to be taken in the future, focusing on matters of policy. Includes parliamentary debates and campaign platforms | 4 | |
| 2126205782 | epideictic arguments | About the present: about contemporary values(ethics and assumptions widely held by society) | 5 | |
| 2126205783 | Rhetorical appeal | The ways in which a writer can influence his/ her audience; logos, ethos, and pathos, ethos, pathos, logos | 6 | |
| 2126205784 | Rhetorical triangle | A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience | 7 | |
| 2126205785 | syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion: All humans are mortal; Socrates is a human being; Therefore, Socrates is mortal. | 8 | |
| 2126205786 | Toulmin argument: | informal logic; an ordinary kind of sentence that includes both a claim and a reason but depends on the audience's agreement with an assumption that is left implicit rather than spelled out . . . Exam: We'd better cancel the picnic because it is going to rain. (The assumption is that people cannot picnic in the rain) | 9 | |
| 2126205787 | analogies | A comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way. (It can be a metaphor or a simile, but it usually takes longer to explain than just one sentence. Exam: They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caressing grip, as though all the while feeling him to make sure he was there. It was like men handling a fish which is still alive and may jump back into the water. - A Hanging by George Orwell | 10 | |
| 2126205788 | Precedent | (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions, (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action: Exam: If motorist in most other states can pump their own gas safely, surely the state of Oregon can trust its own drivers to be as capable. | 11 | |
| 2126205789 | claim | A statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support | 12 | |
| 2126205790 | rhetorical analysis | an examination of how well the components of an argument work to persuade or move an audience | 13 | |
| 2133208801 | rhetorical function | The rhetorical function of something written or spoken is its effect or intended effect on the reader or listener, in terms of how it tries to persuade the reader/listener to accept the argument of the writing or speech. | 14 |
