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Audience
One’s listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed
Rhetoric
The study of effective, persuasive language use; according to Aristotle, use of the “available means of persuasion”
Context
Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning
Purpose
One’s intension or objective in a speech or piece of writing
Bias
Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue
Thesis
The central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer
Claim
An assertion, usually supported by evidence
Assertion
An emphatic statement; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument
Subject
In rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing
Speaker
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
Rhetorical Triangle
A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience
Aristotelian Triangle
A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience
Persona
The speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece if writing
Ethos
Appeal to character to demonstrate that they are trustworthy
Logos
Appeal to logic, contains facts, examples, and statistics
Pathos
Appeal to emotion
Tone
The speakers attitude toward the subject or audience
Counter argument
A challenge to a position; an opposing statement
Assumption
A belief or statement taken for granted without proof
Concede
Agree
Refute
To discredit an argument, particularly a counter argument
Connotations
That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the words literally meaning
Propagandistic
Pertaining to propaganda (advertisement)
Polemical
An argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion
