Rhetoric Final

Question 1

What is the common topic “definition”?

Answer 1

Whoever can manipulate the meaning of a word has the control.

Question 2

What is the common topic “genus”?

Answer 2

Placing something in a group with other things like it.

Question 3

What is the common topic “division”?

Answer 3

Dividing the components of something into different parts.

Ex: This is made up of a, b, and c.

Question 4

What is the common topic “comparison”?

Answer 4

Explaining and exploring the similarities and differences

Question 5

What is the common topic “relationship”?

Answer 5

Exploring the cause and effect of any given situation.

Question 6

What is the common topic “antecedent and consequence”?

Answer 6

“If….Then” statements–similar to cause and effect, but more usage of the trigger “If…Then”

Question 7

What is the common topic “contraries”?

Answer 7

Exploring complete opposites or opposition

Question 8

What is the common topic “contradiction”?

Answer 8

Exploring denial (rather than opposition)–Either or statements

Question 9

What is the common topic “circumstance”?

Answer 9

Describes something proposed as either possible or impossible in order to encourage or discourage an audience.

Question 10

What is the common topic “testimony”?

Answer 10

What have experts said about X?

What has been counted or measured about X?

Question 11

What is the common topic “precedents”?

Answer 11

Exploring past cases or examples of a situation to determine how to decide.
Are there similar cases or examples of X?

Question 12

What are the special topics in the judicial branch?

Answer 12

Justice/injustice; right/wrong

accuse or defend) (past

Question 13

What are the special topics in the legislative branch?

Answer 13

Worthiness/Unworthiness; advantageous/disadvantageous

future

Question 14

What are the special topics in the demonstrative branch?

Answer 14

Virtue/Vice (present)

Question 15

What are the 6 deadly sins of statistics?

Answer 15

1. Stats made from unusual populations and applying them to an entire population.
2. Attaching great importance to some difference in statistical data.
3. Comparison of 2 sets of data that wouldn’t arouse suspicion if they were left by themselves.
4. When two words in statistical analyses are used interchangeably when they shouldn’t be.
5. Comparing a statistic with a supposed “baseline statistic” when that baseline isn’t correct.
6. Misinformation–the source is incorrect.

Question 16

What are the 6 categories of Aristotelian argument?

Answer 16

Exordium
Narratio
Propositio
Confirmatio
Refutatio
Peroratio

Question 17

What is Exordium?

Answer 17

The introduction to a topic

Question 18

What is Narratio?

Answer 18

Explanation and provision of background information on the topic

Question 19

What is Propositio?

Answer 19

Presentation of the position or stance

Question 20

What is Confirmatio?

Answer 20

Presentation of proof–give evidence

Question 21

What is Refutatio?

Answer 21

Pacification of the opposing argument–nullification

Question 22

What is Peroratio?

Answer 22

Conclusion–invitation to envision a better future

Question 23

What are the 6 categories of the Toulminic Argumentation form?

Answer 23

Claim
Grounds  
Warrant
Backing 
Rebuttal 
Qualification

Question 24

What is the Claim?

Answer 24

The position or claim being argued for; the conclusion of the argument.

Question 25

What are the Grounds?

Answer 25

Reasons or supporting evidence that bolster the claim.

Question 26

What is the Warrant?

Answer 26

The principle, provision or chain of reasoning that connects the grounds/reason to the claim.

Question 27

What is the Backing?

Answer 27

Support, justification, reasons to back up the warrant.

Question 28

What is the Rebuttal?

Answer 28

Exceptions to the claim; description and rebuttal of counter-examples and counter-arguments.

Question 29

What is Qualification?

Answer 29

Specification of limits to claim, warrant and backing; the degree of conditionality asserted.

Question 30

What are the 4 elements of Rogerian argument?

Answer 30

1. Make a claim 2. Consider opposition 3. Presents evidence 4. Promotes mutual learning (the opposition would benefit from changing its mind because...)

Question 31

What is a litote?

Answer 31

Use of an understatement | ("It's just a flesh wound."

Question 32

What is anastrophe?

Answer 32

Inversion of natural word order (Yoda talk)

Question 33

What is antithesis?

Answer 33

Juxtaposition of opposing ideas, often in parallel structure | "Many are called, but few are chosen."

Question 34

What is epistrophe?

Answer 34

Repetition of the same word (or group of words) at the end of successive clauses

Question 35

What is metonymy?

Answer 35

Substitution of a word to describe the whole | "The pen is mightier than the sword"

Question 36

What is paradox?

Answer 36

An apparently contradictory statement containing some element of truth

Question 37

What is erotema?

Answer 37

Asking a question not for an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something indirectly.

Question 38

What is anthimeria?

Answer 38

Substitution of one part of speech for another | "I'll unhair thy head!"

Question 39

What is asyndeton?

Answer 39

Deliberate omission of implied words for rhetorical effect

Question 40

What is tinting?

Answer 40

A color mixed with white.

Question 41

What is shading?

Answer 41

A color mixed with black.

Question 42

What is toning?

Answer 42

A color mixed with gray.

Question 43

What are the primary colors?

Answer 43

Red, blue, and yellow

Question 44

What are the secondary colors?

Answer 44

Orange, green, and violet

Question 45

What are the tertiary colors?

Answer 45

The combination of a primary and secondary color (primary always goes first.)

Question 46

What is monochromatic coloring?

Answer 46

Using the same color but with different shades and tints.

Question 47

What is analogous coloring?

Answer 47

These are adjacent colors on the color wheel.

Question 48

What is complementary coloring?

Answer 48

Colors directly opposite from one another.

Question 49

What is split complementary coloring?

Answer 49

The two colors adjacent to the original color's complete opposite.

Question 50

What is triadic coloring?

Answer 50

3 colors that are equidistant from one another.

Question 51

What is tetradic coloring?

Answer 51

2 sets of complementary colors.