Ch 1 Flashcards
Facts, observations, and incidents, is used to develop a topic, shaping and seasoning voice
Detail
Dictionary definition
Denotation
Emotional definition
Connotation
Verbal representation of sense experience
Imagery
Grammatical sentence structure, controls verbal pacing and focus
Syntax
Expression of additive, gives voice distinctive personality
Tone
The listener, reader, or viewer of a text
Audience
An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable
Concession
Circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text
Context
An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward
Counterargument
Appealed to to demonstrate credibility and trustworthiness in a given topic
Ethos
Appeal to logic or reason
Logos
The time or place a speech is given or a piece is written
Occasion
Appeal to emotion
Pathos
The face or character that a speaker show to his audience
Persona
An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others
Polemic
The spread of ideas or information to further a cause
Propaganda
The goal the speaker wants to achieve
Purpose
A denial of the validity of an opposing argument
Refutation
The art of finding ways to persuade audience
Rhetoric
Rhetorical appeals
Ethos, pathos, logos
Rhetorical triangle
The relationship between the subject, speaker, and audience
SOAPS
Subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker
The person or group who creates a test
Speaker
The topic of a text
Subject
Any cultural product that can be read
Text
Word choice, foundation of voice and contributes to all it’s elements
Diction
