Quiz 1

Question 1

what are the characteristics of rhetoric as a “special art”

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cooperative effort, practical, temporary, limited, frustrating, generative

Question 2

Cooperative effort

Answer 2

involving/expecting audience responses

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practical

Answer 3

based on everyday needs/standards

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temporary

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responding to a certain moment in time

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limited

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cannot fix all problems

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frustrating

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lots of uncertainty on part of rhetor/audience

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generative

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creates social knowledge/discussion

Question 8

What are the three features of rhetorical message

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delineation’s of the “good”, resonance for as particular audience, clear or clearly implied policy (action) recommendation

Question 9

delineations of the “good”

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advocating for a particular perspective; see something as the right way and believe in that and try to express/persuade that

Question 10

resonance for a particular audience

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showing how the message “matters” to a a group of people

Question 11

Clear or clearly implied policy (action) recommendation

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what is the ultimate call to action; policy means actions

Question 12

what is the purpose of rhetoric. criticism.

Answer 12

documenting social trends, analyzing messages via case study approach, turning implicit knowledge into explicit knowledge, understanding the world of others

Question 13

analyzing message via case study

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isolate, describe, classify, interpret, evaluate

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qualities of idea critic

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skeptical, discerning, imaginative, engaged

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skeptical

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open to thinking about messages in multiple ways

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discerning

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ready to ask, who what when where how why

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imaginative

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willing to answer, so what, who cares, what does it matter

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engaged

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prepared to participate in a larger conversation

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variables impacting speech act

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speaker, audience, topic, persuasive field, setting, media, conventions

Question 20

rhetorical artifact or “text”

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the specific message you choose to analyze

Question 21

critical probes

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specific questions that can be applied/answered after careful analysis of your text

Question 22

assumptions guiding human persuasion (every act is rational (to the actor) all the time)

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credibility drive, saliency driver, audience dependent, a logic of association, logic of emotion

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saliency driven

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importance

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types of rhetorical evidence

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serial & extended examples, quantification, isolated & extended comparison, testimony, definition, contrast

Question 25

narrative reasoning

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○ If and when a speaker/rhetor using stories within their context to try and make their point clear and reach out to the audience ○ "Storytelling" approach to persuasion/ Why use this method? b/c stories

Question 26

B/C stories

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disarm audiences by enchanting them, awaken within audiences dormant experiences and feelings, expose some sort of propositional argument

Question 27

characteristics of narrative

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occurs in a natural timeline, includes characterization, presents details, primitive, make subtle arguments