Rhetoric Flashcards
Rhetoric
The study of effective, persuasive language use.
Rhetoric
“The power of words”
3 reasons to use rhetoric
- Empowerment
- understand and participate; gives a voice
- skills transfer beyond.
3 essay types on the AP Language Exam
- Rhetorical
- Synthesis
- Argument
Element 1: Exigence
The specific occasion/event that prompted the message to be spoken/written
Element 2: Purpose
Why the speaker is conveying a message
Element 3: Audience
Who the writer is speaking to
Element 4: Context
The circumstances surrounding the situation
Element 5: writer
Who is doing the writing
Element 6: message
What the writer wants the audience to think or know
Rhetoric triangle
Speaker
Audience
Purpose
Rhetorical situation
Subject Occasion Audience Purpose Speaker Tone
Ethos
Appeals to shared beliefs/values
Logos
Appeals to logic or reason
Pathos
Appeals to emotion
rhetorical analysis prompts
[Background on the rhetorical situation’. Read the passage carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices [the writer] makes to [develop/achieve/convey] [his/her] [argument…/purpose…/message…]/
Do in rhetorical analysis essay
- dive deeper
- Analyze the choices a writer makes for a specific purpose for a specific audience -Delve deeper and analyze the effectiveness of those choices based on what the speaker knows about the audience
Rhetorical Analysis Essay:
Do NOT:
- Do not list the examples
you find of rhetorical choices
