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14477423981Aristotelian/rhetorical triangleA diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text.0
14477424701audiencethe listener, viewer, or reader of a text1
14477426338concessionan acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable2
14477427652connotationa meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly3
14477428418contextthe circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.4
14477429538counterargumentan opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward. the writer addresses it through concession and refutation5
14477433195ethoscredibility/trust, established by who you are and what you say6
14477435488logosan appeal based on logic or reason by offering clear, rational ideas. used by providing specific details, examples, etc. to back them up7
14477439119occasionthe time and place a speech is given or a piece is written8
14477439815pathosemotional appeal. playing on the audience's values, desires, hopes, or fears and prejudices.9
14477442732personathe face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience10
14477444220polemican aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others11
14477458273propagandathe spread of ideas and information to further a cause12
14477459246purposethe goal the speaker wants to achieve13
14477459844refutationa denial of the validity of an opposing argument. to sound reasonable, they often follow a concession14
14477462804rhetoricthe art of finding ways to persuade an audience15
14477464812rhetorical appealsused to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling16
14477466320SOAPSSubject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker17
14477467599speakerthe person or group who creates a text18
14477468363subjectthe topic of a text/what the text is about19
14477469728textany cultural product that can be "read" - meaning not just consumed and comprehended, but investigated20

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