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10882069439rhetoricthe art of finding ways to persuade an audience0
10882069440contextthe circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text1
10882069441occasionthe time and place a speech is given or a piece is written2
10882069442rhetorical Triangle (Aristotelian Triangle)a diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text3
10882069443personathe face or character a speaker shows to his or her audience4
10882069444rhetorical appealsRhetorical techniques used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling. (ethos, pathos, logos)5
10882069445ethosSpeakers appeal to this to demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a given topic; established by both who you are and what you say.6
10882069446pathosSpeakers appeal to this to emotionally motivate their audience; might play on the audience's values, desires, hopes, fears, or prejudices.7
10882069447logosSpeakers appeal to this by offering clear rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony.8
10882069448subjectThe topic; what the text is about.9
10882069449audienceThe listener, reader, or viewer of a text. Texts may have more than one.10
10882069450purposeThe goal the speaker wants to achieve.11
10882069451speakerThe person or group who creates the text.12
10882069452toneA speaker's attitude toward the subject conveyed by the speaker's stylistic and rhetorical choices.13
10882069453bias(n) A prejudice or preconceived notion that prevents a person from approaching a topic in a neutral or an objective way.14
10882069454biased(adj) Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.15
10882069455subjectiveBiased by individual opinion or experience.16
10882069456objectiveNot influenced by personal feelings or bias.17
10882069457denotationWhat the text literally says.18
10882069458connotationThe feeling a text evokes.19

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