CLEP College Composition (chapter 4) Flashcards
rhetorical analysis includes the ability to identify key _____, to distinguish between _____ and ______, and to understand the ______ and _______ of the opinions the writer presents
facts, facts and opinions, source and purpose
rhetorical analysis includes the ability to _____ and _________ the arguments the writer presents
understand and evaluate
rhetorical analysis includes the ability to _______ and _________ various details that a writer presents
compare and synthesize
through synthesis of a work, the reader can determine the ______ of the passage
theme
another use of synthesis is to collect/compare ______ from different statements in a passage and identify ________ information
details, missing
When points of view are presented, synthesis can help the reader identify key _______ and ________ between views.
similarities and differences
rhetorical analysis includes the ability to make _________ about the meaning, _______ and impact of what the writer presents
inferences, purpose
two kinds of inferences:
- deductive 2. inductive
______ inferences yield conclusions that necessarily follow from premises
deductive
- an alive person has a heartbeat
- John has a heartbeat
- John is alive
This is an example of which type of reasoning
deductive (the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises, if you accept the premises, you accept the conclusion)
______ inferences yield conclusions
inductive
rhetorical analysis includes the ability to recognize and evaluate the __________ of information in in a piece of writing
organization
organization type: presents information in order of occurrence
chronological
organization type: information is presented in order of importance; author chooses to being with the most important point- or the least important point
emphatic
organization type: presents information in order of specificity (starts general, leads to a specific topic)
general to specific
organization type: information is offered about two or more things, events, or ideas in order to compare/contrast them
comparison
organization type: presents information about the causes of an outcome. It then discusses the different causes and their contribution to the outcome
cause-and-effect
organization type: a problem is presented followed by a description of one or more solutions
problem-solving
framing is
how the writer lets the readers know what will be discussed prior to the actual discussion
a framing sentence may relate to an entire piece, a passage or a single sentence (t or f)
true- as long as it gives a preview into what the reader will be reading coming up
transitions provide
information about content and organization- it also signals a change in the writing
“however”, “in contrast”, “moreover”, “thus” are all words that signal a ______ in writing
transition
style reflects _______ made by a writer that affect the way in which information is communicated
choices
what is included in style
diction, syntax, point of view
a subject carries out the action indicated by the verb (active or passive voice)
active
the subject is a recipient of the action indicated by the verb (active or passive)
passive
“the dog smashed the vase” active or passive voice?
active because the dog is carrying out the action of smashing the vase
“the vase was smashed by the dog” active or passive
passive because the vase is the subject and is receiving the action of being smashed by the dog
which POV conveys information through the author’s or narrator’s own perspective
first person
which POV conveys information from the reader’s perspective
second person
which POV conveys information without explicitly mentioning the author, narrator, or reader
third person
audience refers to
the person or people who are likely to read a piece of writing
writing that describes or explains a topic is called/inform the reader about something
expository writing
writing that relates a story is called
narrative writing
writing that is meant to convince the reader of something is called
persuasive writing
a writer’s attitude is referred to as their
tone
_____ refers to the use of language in an effective and persuasive way
rhetoric
a rhetorical ______ includes anything that a writer does to increase the persuasiveness of a statement or passage
device
______ refers to any grammatical structure that balances similar elements
parallelism
the repetition of sounds in written and spoken works is called
alliteration
rhetorical _______ includes the ability to recognize and evaluate rhetorical effects in a piece of writing
analysis
