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| 14665315201 | exigence | The part of the rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text | 0 | |
| 14665315202 | audience | The recipients of the communication who share and have individual beliefs, values, needs, and backgrounds | 1 | |
| 14665317544 | writer | A person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate their ideas | 2 | |
| 14665317545 | purpose | What the writer hopes to accomplish | 3 | |
| 14665317546 | context | The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, in order that it can be fully addressed and understood | 4 | |
| 14665318438 | message | A significant point or central theme, especially one that has political, social, or moral importance | 5 | |
| 14665318439 | rhetorical situation | The context of a rhetorical act, made up (at minimum) of a rhetor (speaker or writer), an issue (or exigence), a medium (such as a speech or written text), and an audience | 6 | |
| 14665319525 | argument | A main idea, often called a "claim" or "thesis statement," backed up with evidence that supports the idea; a work of persuasion | 7 | |
| 14665320694 | claim | An assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt; a belief that is arguable | 8 | |
| 14665320695 | evidence | The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid | 9 | |
| 14665320696 | dialectic | The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions | 10 | |
| 14665323501 | ethos | Used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority or credibility of the persuader, be it a notable or experienced figure in the field or even a popular celebrity; appeal to ethics | 11 | |
| 14665323502 | pathos | A way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or convincing story; appeal to emotion | 12 | |
| 14665324446 | logos | A way of persuading an audience with reason, using the facts and figures; appeal to logic | 13 |
