Modes of Rhetoric

Question 1

expository

Answer 1

informs, instructs or presents ideas and general truths

Question 2

classification

Answer 2

expository; identifies the subject as part of a larger group with shared features

Question 3

cause and effect

Answer 3

expository; arguing from the presence/absence of the cause to the (non) existence of the result

Question 4

compare/contrast

Answer 4

expository; the subject is shown more clearly by pointing out similarities or differences

Question 5

definition

Answer 5

expository; places the subject in a group and then differentiates the subject from other sections of the group

Question 6

analysis

Answer 6

expository; discussion of a subject based on content and style

Question 7

narration

Answer 7

organizes the events or actions in time or relates them in space; tells what happened, when it happened, and where it happened

Question 8

persuasion/argument

Answer 8

convinces an audience by proving or refuting a point of view using induction or deduction