modes of rhetoric

Question 1

narration

Answer 1

storytelling as a way of supporting an argument or explaining something

narration or anecdotes may no contain a thesis, but there is always a purpose

Question 2

description

Answer 2

reporting the testimony of your senses to convey information with or without bias or emotion

Question 3

example

Answer 3

an instance that reveals a whole type

by selecting an example, a writer shows the nature or character of the group from which it is taken

in written essays, example will often serve to illustrate a generalization

Question 4

comparison and contrast

Answer 4

in this dual method, the author points to similar and different features of subjects in order to:
consider both side by side
evaluate each and choose one

Question 5

process analysis

Answer 5

the separation of something into its components in order to understand it

a directive process analysis explains how much to do or make something. an informative process analysis explains how something is done or how it takes place

Question 6

division or analysis

Answer 6

separating a whole, singular subject into its elements, slicing it into parts

Question 7

classification

Answer 7

make sense if multiple things by sorting them into groups or classes based on the similarities and differences

Question 8

cause and effect

Answer 8

analyzing causation to answer the question “why?” a singular event happens

Question 9

definition

Answer 9

specifically, the extended definition is a kind of expository writing that relies on a variety of other methods to try and show a reader a subject

Question 10

argument and persuasion

Answer 10

persuasion: to influence readers’ actions, or their support for an action, by engaging their beliefs and feelings
argument: to win readers’ agreement with an assertion or claim by engaging their powers of reasoning