Speaker
Details about the authors experience and unique perspective
Audience:
Important details about the people who the text was initially intended for
Context:
The historical, cultural,or social atmosphere that surrounds and influences a rethorical text
Occasion:
The circumstances under which a rethorical text is created and delivered
Exigence:
The circumstances that make a rethorical text urgent and necessary
Purpose:
The desired effect the writer is hoping their text will achieve
Message:
The specific content and ideas contained within a rethorical text
Rethorical situation:
Why the writer made a certain argument and the context
Rethorical choice:
How the writer planned out their argument by seeing technique’s used in their writing
Ethos:
When a writer tries to establish trust with audience by appealing to credibility.
Pathos:
When a writer establishes persuasion by envoking emotions in their writing that can affect the way their audience views their argument
Logos:
A writer establishing trust and persuasion by using facts to support their claim
Diction:
The way words are chosen and used to appeal to certain audiences
Syntax:
The way words are organized and arranged in a sentence
Tone:
The emotion the writer conveys through words
Tonal shift:
When the emotions and tone in a writing are changed
Irony:
When you express the opposite of the intended real message
Hyperbole:
Over the top and exaggerated statements that are not intended to be taken seriously
Understatement:
Making a serious thing appear less serious
Several types of diction:
1. Ca____
2. Reli____
3. Neg____
4. Posi_____
5. Ab_____
6. Aud___ ta_____
Several types of syntax:
1. Si____
2. Interro____
3. Exc______
4. Rep______
Types of tone:
1. For____
2. Cas____
3. Pers_____
4. Asse_____
5. Ang____
6. Sa____
7. Jo_____
8. Sar_____
9. Insp______
Formal
Casual
Persuasive
Assertive
Angry
Sad
Joyful
Sarcastic
Inspiring
Scary
Condescending
Claim of fact:
Expresses authors belief about something. A loaded term that requires arguementation to prove
Claim of value:
Value judgement by author. Something Is better than something else