Rhetoric unit Flashcards

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Characteristics of Coherence

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  1. Flow like a river
  2. Kill the bunny
  3. Be like Spock - be logic
  4. Sober up the drunk
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Different Lead Types

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Anecdote
"Why"
Shocker
Curmudgeon 
Comparison
Confession 
Split
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What does COCAS mean

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Chronological 
Order of importance 
Compare & contrast
Analogy 
Spatial
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Magic Tricks to bring about Coherence

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  1. Transitional expressions

2. Direct reference

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Development

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"Context"
~ DEUQ 
~ Cotton candy
~ "WHERES THE BEEF?!"
~ A\_\_C
~ Airplane over city
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What does DEUQ mean?

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Details
Elaborate
Use specific names, dates, places, statistics, etc.
Quotations

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What does Cotton Candy symbolize?

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The paragraph be be big, but lacks quality- no substance
“lots of fluff” not enough stuff
Airy

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What is “WHERES THE BEEF?!”

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Make it beefy with hard facts and material.

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What does the ‘Airplane over City’ symbolize?

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“Land the airplane”

Get to specific facts, locations, statistics, etc.

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What is A___C ?

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A -opinion
B -how & why
C -quotations

You have to back up your opinions and quotations and explain them with how & why

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