Rhetoric Flashcards
C.O.C.A.S
Chronological Order of importance Compare and Contrast Analogy Spacial
Magic tricks!
1,2,3
Transitional Expressions
Direct reference
Pronoun/Antecedent
D.E.U.Q
Detail
Elaboration
Use specifics
Quotations
Two yes
Show why I should care about what you said.
Give us a warning.
Give us a hypothesis.
Call us to act on what you said.
Raise a question(s) based on what you said.
Gives a remarkable quote.
Show why many people would care.
RECONNECT IN YOUR LEAD.
End on a positive note.
Make an analogy or comparison.
Speculate on the future based on what you said
Two no
Don’t use stock phrase like: in conclusion,in summery, finally, to conclude
Don’t summarize everything or repeat your thesis word for word
Don’t use cliches. Common: roller coaster, up and down, time will tell, light at the end of the tunnel
The wastebasket ending: throwing information should have been developed in body of essay
The missing conclusion
S.I.M.
Specific
Interesting
Manageable
T.C.
Topic
Comment
Characteristics of Coherence
Flow like the river
Be like spock(logical)
Sober up the drunk
Kill the bunny
Types of Leads
Anecdote Shocker Why? Curmudgeon Split Comparison Confession