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Ch 1 Flashcards

1
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Facts, observations, and incidents, is used to develop a topic, shaping and seasoning voice

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Detail

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2
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Dictionary definition

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Denotation

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3
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Emotional definition

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Connotation

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4
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Verbal representation of sense experience

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Imagery

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5
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Grammatical sentence structure, controls verbal pacing and focus

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Syntax

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6
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Expression of additive, gives voice distinctive personality

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Tone

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7
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The listener, reader, or viewer of a text

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Audience

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8
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An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable

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Concession

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9
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Circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text

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Context

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10
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An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward

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Counterargument

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11
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Appealed to to demonstrate credibility and trustworthiness in a given topic

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Ethos

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12
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Appeal to logic or reason

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Logos

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13
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The time or place a speech is given or a piece is written

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Occasion

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14
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Appeal to emotion

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Pathos

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15
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The face or character that a speaker show to his audience

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Persona

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16
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An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others

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Polemic

17
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The spread of ideas or information to further a cause

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Propaganda

18
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The goal the speaker wants to achieve

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Purpose

19
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A denial of the validity of an opposing argument

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Refutation

20
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The art of finding ways to persuade audience

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Rhetoric

21
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Rhetorical appeals

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Ethos, pathos, logos

22
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Rhetorical triangle

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The relationship between the subject, speaker, and audience

23
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SOAPS

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Subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker

24
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The person or group who creates a test

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Speaker

25
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The topic of a text

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Subject

26
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Any cultural product that can be read

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Text

27
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Word choice, foundation of voice and contributes to all it’s elements

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Diction

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