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5011664254rhetoricthe art of persuasion0
5011664255audiencelistener, viewer, or reader of a text or performance1
5011664256textscultural products that can be read (consumed, comprehended, & investigated)2
5011664257occasionthe time and place the text was written or spoken3
5011664258contextthe circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surround the text4
5011664259purposethe goal the speaker wants to achieve5
5011664260rhetorical trianglerelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject6
5011664261personathe role the speaker plays when delivering the speech7
5011664262subjectthe topic8
5011664263soapsacronym for subject, occasion, audience, purpose, and speaker9
5011664264rhetorical appealstools of rhetoric to persuade an audience (ethos, pathos, logos)10
5053526024ethosto demonstrate that the author is credible and trustworthy; appeals to ethos often emphasize shared values between the speaker and the audience11
5053526025logosreason; offers clear, rational ideas.; thinking logically- having a clear main idea and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back it up12
5053526026counterargumentto anticipate objections or opposing views13
5053526027concessionagreement that the opposing argument may be true or reasonable14
5053526028refutationto deny the validity of all part of the argument15
5053526029pathosan appeal to emotions, values, desires, and hopes, or fears and prejudices16

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