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| 7222168503 | Text | "In humanities, it has to mean any cultural product that can be 'read--meaning not just consumed & comprehended, but investigated" Examples- Speech, writing, art, anything you investigate. | 0 | |
| 7222168504 | Subject | "The topic of the text. What the text is about." Usually more about non-fiction, usually one o two words. | 1 | |
| 7222168505 | Audience | "The listener, viewer, or reader of a text. Most texts are likely to have multiple audiences." A desired audience can help determine the purpose. | 2 | |
| 7222168506 | Speaker | The person or group who creates a text | 3 | |
| 7222168507 | Purpose | the goal the speaker wants to achieve Why would the author write this? | 4 | |
| 7222168508 | occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written 1. Not to be confused with the setting of a piece 2. Occasion can help determine the purpose. | 5 | |
| 7222168509 | Context | The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. How did others feel about the situation described in the text | 6 | |
| 7222178131 | S.O.A.P.S.Tone | S-speaker O- occasion A- audience P-purpose S-subject Tone | 7 | |
| 7238910903 | Tone | A speaker's attitude toward the subject conveyed by the stylistic and rhetorical approach. | 8 | |
| 7238910904 | Connotation | meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests Usually are positive or negative and can directly relate to the authors tone. | 9 | |
| 7238910905 | Claim | An assertion, usually supported by evidence States the arguments main idea or proposition Differs from subject because it can be argued | 10 | |
| 7238910906 | rhetorical appeals | the use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade in writing or speaking How is the author appealing to you as a reader? | 11 | |
| 7238910907 | Ethos | "Character" Speakers appeal to ethos when the author demonstrates that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a topic. It is established by who they are and what they say. | 12 | |
| 7238910908 | Logos (logical appeal) | "Embodied Thought" Speakers appeal to logos, or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up. | 13 | |
| 7238910909 | Pathos | appeal to emotion "Experience" or "Suffering" Speakers appeal to pathos to emotionally motivate their audience. Pathos might play on the audience's values, desires, and hopes, or fears and prejudices. | 14 | |
| 7255372148 | Rhetoric | the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion The art of finding a way to persuade an audience. | 15 | |
| 7255372149 | Rhetorical Triangle | A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text. | 16 | |
| 7255372150 | Counterargument | an opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward. Rather than ignoring a counterargument, strong writers usually address it through concession and refutation. | 17 | |
| 7255372151 | Concession | an acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. Usually accompanied by a refutation. | 18 | |
| 7255372152 | Refutation | A denial of the validity of an opposing argument. Often follows a concession. | 19 | |
| 7255372153 | Polemic | An aggressive argument that tries to establish superiority opinions over all others. Greek for "hostile" Generally do not concede that opposing opinions have merit. | 20 |
