Reading Comprehension Flashcards
What are two major rhetorical types?
argumentation and exposition
what is the author’s main purpose in argumentation?
present reasons and evidence in support of a position
what are types of argumentation?
prescriptive
evaluative
causal
interpretive
prescriptive argumentation
advocate the adoption or rejections of policies, procedures or laws
argue for the acceptance of ethical viewpoints
evaluative argumentation
argue that something is good or bad, desirable or undesirable, without advocating any particular policy or course of action
causal argumentation
argue for or against an account of the causes, reason, or motivation underlying an event, condition, decision/outcome or an account of influences underlying or artistic style or movement
offer reasons for or against another author’s scientific, historical and social hypothesis
interpretative argumentation
arguing for or against an account of the meaning, importance, or implications of a set of observation, a theory, an artistic or literary work, or a historical event
what is the author’s main purpose in exposition?
presenting established facts, conveying other information, or reporting someone else’s views, actions or research finding
what are types of exposition?
narrative
reporting
descriptive
informative with no further function
narrative
report or describe the sequences of events.
reporting
telling the views or findings of another author, researcher, theorist, or critic or reporting research findings, artistic accomplishments, innovations
descriptive
describing the appearance, nature or characteristics of something - for example, a place, society, artistic work, device, invention
informative with no further function
informing readers of established scientific, historical or other facts without arguing for any particular viewpoint regarding them
