7 Elements of Rhetoric

Question 1

Audience/Purpose

Answer 1

Who the writing is for and why?

What is the goal?

Question 2

Invention

Answer 2

Where the bulk of the material/idea/purpose was collected (experiences, memories, books, stories, ect.)
Where does the writer get the material needed to convence people? Research, scientists, news, experiences, memories, ect.

Question 3

Arrangement

Answer 3

Order of story (Chronological, Flashbacks, Time Jumps, Etc.)

How is the story ordered? (Spacially, chronological, importance)

Question 4

Cohesion

Answer 4

Flow (Short and choppy or long and eloquent)

Inheritance flowed smoothly with long sentences.

Question 5

Argument and Proof

Answer 5

What does the author do to prove to the audience their purpose?

Question 6

Ethos

Answer 6

Tone and Stance

Question 7

Style

Answer 7

Literary devices, Speech type (Colloquialism, Formal, Etc.), overstating and understating if it helps convey the main message, and diction (word choice)
How should the writing sound to best convey the author’s stance?