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7551731174Speakerthe person or group who creates the text in question. The person who gave a speech, writes a story, or political cartoon.0
7551731175Audiencethe listener, viewer, or reader of the text. The audience can be one person or group. The attitude of the audience will allow us to have a better understanding of the text.1
7551731176Subjectthe topic of the work. This is not the purpose of the work, the subject is connected to both the author and the audience.2
7551731177Speaker to Audiencehow the speaker affects/influences the audience.3
7551731178Speaker to Subjectthe author is trying to further examine their subject and they explain why they are writing about it.4
7551731179Audience to Speakerthe emotions of the audience may affect the tone of the speaker.5
7551731180Audience to Subjectthe audience's particular feelings on an issue may influence the way the speaker approaches their work.6
7551731181Subject to Speakergives the speaker a reason to write.7
7551731182Subject to Audiencethe predisposition the audience has on the subject.8
7551731183Subjectthe overall topic of the writing9
7551731184Occasionthe reason the text is written10
7551731185Audiencethe intended recipient of the writing11
7551731186Purposewhat the speaker is trying to achieve, their goal12
7551731187Speakerthe person speaking in the text13
7551731188Tonethe attitude that is being taken by the speaker in the work14
7551731189Ethoswhat the speaker uses to allow the audience to understand they are a credible and trustworthy source15
7551731190Automatic Ethosthe speaker's reputation and credentials are enough to establish trust, the audience already knows who the speaker is16
7551731191Building Ethosspeakers will need to build trust in the text by sounding reasonable and well-informed17
7551731192Logosused to make the audience understand that their argument is made up of clear, rational ideas. The present a clear main idea, and present it using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, and expert testimony18
7551731193Counterargumentused to anticipate the objections that could exist19
7551731194Concedingfirst agree that an opposing view may be true or reasonable20
7551731195Refutingwork to deny the validity of all or part of that counterargument21
7551731196Pathosused to draw a particular audience. An appeal to the emotional aspects of an intended audience, either positive or negative.22

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