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5235644060AudienceThe Listener , Viewer , Or Reader Of A Text .0
5235644061ConcessionAn Acknowledgment That An Opposing Argument May Be True Or Reasonable.1
5235644062ConnotationMeanings Or Associations That Readers Have With A Word Beyond Its Dictionary Definition, Or Denotation2
5235644063ContextThe Circumstances, Atmosphere , Attitudes , And Events Surrounding A Text .3
5236443261CounterargumentAn Opposing Argument To The One A Writer Is Putting Forward . Rather Than Ignoring A Counterarugment , A Strong Writer Will Usually Address It Through The Process If Concession And Refutation4
5236443262EthosSpeakers Appeal To Ethos To Demonstrate That They Are Credible And Trustworthy To Speak On A Given Topic5
5236443263LogosSpeakers Appeal To Logos , Or Reason , By Offering Clear , Rational Ideas And Using Details , Example , Facts , Statistics , Or Expert Testimony To Back Them Up6
5236443264OccasionThe Time And Placs A Speech Is Given Or A Piece Is Written7
5236443265PathosSpeakers Appeal To Pathos To Emotionally Motivate Their Audience8
5236443266PersonaThe Face Or Character That A Speaker Shows To His Or Her Audience9
5236443267PolemicAn Aggressive Argument That Tries To Establish The Superiority Of One Opinion Over All Other10
5236443268PropagandaThe Spread Of Ideas And Information To Further A Cause. In Its Negative Sense , Propaganda Is The Use If Rumors , Lies , Disinformation, And Scare Tactics In Order To Damage Or Promote A Cause11
5236443269PurposeThe Goal The Speaker Wants To Achieve12
5236443270RefutationA Denial Of The Validity Of An Opposing Argument . In Order To Sound Reasonable , Refutations Often Follow A Concession That Acknowledges That An Opposing Argument May Be True Or Reasonable13
5236443271RhetoricThe Art Of Finding Ways To Persuade An Audience14
5238251858Rhetoric AppealsUsed To Persuade An Audience By Emphasizing What They Find Most Important Or Compelling15
5238251859Rhetorical TriangleA Diagram That Illustrates The Interrelationship Among The Speaker , Audience, And Subject In Determining A Text.16
5238251860SOAPSA Mnemonic Device That Stands For Subject , Occasion , Audience, Purpose , And Speaker .17
5238251861SpeakerThe Person Or Group Who Creates A Text18
5238251862SubjectThe Topic Of A Text19
5238251863TextWhile This Term Generally Means The Written Word , In The Humanities It Has Come To Mean Any Cultural Product That Can Be "Read"20
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