Chapter 1 Flashcards
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What is rhetoric
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The study of how messages affect people.
1
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Critical thinking . The ability to x and x your own judgements rather than blindly x or reject what you hear
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Form and defend. Accept or reject
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What is a situation
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The particular context in which a speech takes place.
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Rhetorical situation
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Situation in which peoples understanding can be changed thru messages
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4 determinants of the rhetorical situation
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Occasion
Speaker
Speech
Audience
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4 occasions
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Ceremonial (epideictic) present
Deliberative , future
forensic rendering judgements about past event
Exigence problem that can’t be avoided can be solved.
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3 purposes of the speaker
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Inform
Persuade
Entertain
