14857681505 | rhetoric | -the art of finding and analyzing all the choices involving language as a writer, speaker, readers, or listener might make in a situation so that the text becomes meaningful, purposeful, and effective for readers or listeners -the specific features of texts, written or spoken, that cause them to be meaningful, purposeful, and effective for readers or listeners in a situation | 0 | |
14857734969 | exigence | the urgency of the speaker | 1 | |
14857748970 | audience | the listener, viewer, or reader of a text | 2 | |
14857755472 | purpose | what the speaker wants the audience to do or think about | 3 | |
14857831325 | exigence audience purpose logos ethos pathos | rhetorical framework | 4 | |
14857807443 | subject occasion audience purpose speaker tone | SOAPStone | 5 | |
14857834367 | logos | the argument itself; the reasoning the author uses; logical evidence | 6 | |
14857841530 | logos | type of ________ appeals -theories/sci. facts -indicated meanings or reasons (because. . .) -literal or historical analogies -definitions -factual data and statstics -quotations -citations from experts and authorities -inform opinions -real life examples -personal anecdotes | 7 | |
14857877639 | logos | evokes a cognitive, rational response to the audience | 8 | |
14857901565 | ethos | how an author builds credibility and trustworthiness | 9 | |
14857904898 | ethos | ways to develop __________ -author's profession/background -author's publication -appearing sincere, fair minded, knowledgeable -conceding to opposition where appropriate -morally/ethically likeable -appropriate language for audience and subject -appropriate vocabulary -correct grammar -professional format | 10 | |
14857929243 | ethos | helps reader to see the author as reliable, trustworthy, competent, and credible | 11 | |
14857955188 | pathos | words or passages an author uses to activate emotions | 12 | |
14857971305 | pathos | types of _________ appeals -emotionally loaded language -vivid descriptions -emotional examples -anecdotes, testimonies, or narratives about emotional experiences or events -figurative language -emotional tone | 13 | |
14858000702 | pathos | evokes an emotional response; persuasion by emotion; usually evokes fear, sympathy, empathy, and/or anger | 14 |
AP Language Rhetoric Test Flashcards
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