Adv. Comp. Vocab. #1

Question 1

Text

Answer 1

anything that can be visually or audibly consumed

Question 2

Audience

Answer 2

the people a text has been written or created to inform, entertain, or persuade

Question 3

Author

Answer 3

the person who writes or develops an argument to reach a particular audience

Question 4

Constraints

Answer 4

includes the people, events, circumstances, and traditions that are part of the situation that constrain or limit a targeted audience and cause them to analyze and react to the situation in a particular way; can include beliefs, attitudes, prejudices, interests, and habits that influence the audience’s perceptions of the situation

Question 5

Exigence

Answer 5

the event or situation that leads to an author’s purpose

Question 6

Argument

Answer 6

the side of an issue being promoted by an author or creator

Question 7

Claim

Answer 7

an author’s thesis or idea being promoted

Question 8

Purpose

Answer 8

the reason the author is writing or what they would like the outcome of their argument to be

Question 9

Context

Answer 9

the situation occurring around the claim or information being presented in a text

Question 10

Rhetorical Situation

Answer 10

a situation that arises whenever a speaker or a writer sees a need to communicate in order to accomplish a goal

Question 11

Pathos

Answer 11

an appeal to emotion (rhetorical appeal)

Question 12

Logos

Answer 12

an appeal to logic (rhetorical appeal)

Question 13

Ethos

Answer 13

an appeal to credibility/trustworthiness (rhetorical appeal)

Question 14

Anaphora

Answer 14

by repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of statements, an author or speaker can place emphasis on a particular point or idea

Question 15

Connotation

Answer 15

a readers feeling associated with a word; can be positive, negative, or neutral; the opposite of denotation (the dictionary definition of a word)

Question 16

Repetition

Answer 16

by using repetition, an author or speaker can place emphasis on a particular point and can increase the intensity of what is being repeated

Question 17

Rhetorical Question

Answer 17

a rhetorical question is not intended to be answered; It is used for effect or to place emphasis on a particular point; it encourages the audience to consider their own personal beliefs

Question 18

Alliteration

Answer 18

the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or connected words

Question 19

Allusion

Answer 19

a short, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of importance, and which is external to the text (e.g., “We walked into a Garden of Eden when we entered the forest”); allusions are often found in mythology, religious texts, and historical events

Question 20

Irony

Answer 20

a literary technique in which words, events, or other elements have an outcome or meaning contrary to what is stated or anticipated; irony can often be created through a difference in perspective between the author, characters, narrator, and/or audience. Types of Irony Include: * Dramatic Irony * Verbal Irony * Situational Irony