Everyday Use Test 1 Flashcards
Rhetoric
The art of analyzing all the choices involving language that a writer, speaker, or reader might make in a situation so that the text becomes meaningful
Speaker
The person delivering a speech, or the character assumed to be speaking in a poem
Rhetor
The speaker or writer who uses elements of rhetoric effectively in an oral or written text
Rhetoric Triangle (Aristotelian Triangle)
A diagram showing the relations of writer or speaker, audience (listener or reader), and text in a rhetorical situation
Evidence
The facts, statistics, anecdotes, and examples that a speaker or writer offers in support of a claim, generalization, or conclusion
Inference
A conclusion that a reader or listener reaches by means of his or her own thinking rather than by direct statement in a text
Tone
The writer or speaker’s attitude toward the subject matter
Attitude
The manner in which an action is carried out
Diction
Word Choice
Effect
The emotional or psychological impact a text has on a reader or listener
Symbol
An element that stands for more than itself, helps to convey a theme
Persona
The character that the writer or speaker conveys to the audience
Appeal
One of the three strategies for persuading audiences
Logos
The appeal of a text based on the logical structure of its argument or central idea
Ethos
The appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator
Pathos
The appeal of a text to the emotions of interests of the audience
Thesis Statement
A single sentence that states the text’s thesis
Canon
One of the traditional elements of rhetorical composition - invention, arrangement, style, memory, or delivery
Invention
The art of generating material for a text
Context
The convergence of time, place, audience, and motivating factors in which a piece or speech is situated
Aim, Purpose, Intention
The goal a writer or speaker hopes to achieve with the text
Genre
A piece of writing classified by type
Rhetorical Situation
The convergence in a situation of exigency, audience, and purpose
Tautology
A group of words that merely represents the meaning already conveyed
