Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Rhetoric

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The study of effective, persuasive language use; “available means of persuasion” - Aristotle

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Audience

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One’s listener or readership; to whom a speech or piece o writing is addressed.

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Context

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Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.

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Purpose

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One’s intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.

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Bias

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Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.

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Thesis

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The central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer.

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Claim

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An assertion, usually supported by evidence.

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Assertion

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An emphatic statement; declaration. An Assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument.

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Subject

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In rhetoric, the topic addressed in a pice of writing.

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Speaker

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A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing.

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Rhetorical Triangle

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A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, subject, and audience.

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12
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Aristotelian Triangle

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rhetorical triangle

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13
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Persona

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The speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing.

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14
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Ethos

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Greek - refers to character of a person

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15
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Logos

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greek - word - appeal to logic

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16
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Pathos

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greek - appeals to emotion

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Tone

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the speakers attitude towards a topic

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Assumption

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A belief or stated taken for granted without proof

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Counterargument

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A challenge to a position; opposing argument

20
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Concede

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A reluctant acknowledgement or yeilding

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Refute

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To discredit an argument, particularly counterargument

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Connotations

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That which is implied by a word as opposed to it’s literal meaning.

23
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Propagandistic

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Negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information

24
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Polemical

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An argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion.

25
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Satiric

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Ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something but actually argues against it.

26
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Introduction/exordium

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intro to the subject

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Narration/narratio

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provide factual info on the background material

28
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Confirmation/confirmatio

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includes development or proof needed to make authors case

29
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Refutation/Refutio

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counterargument

30
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Conclusion/Peroratio

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closing

31
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Induction

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reasoning from specific to general