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
