Rhetorical Modes

Question 1

Narration

Answer 1

A strategy for recalling and presenting information or an experience as a series of events, chronological order and usually 1st pov

Question 2

Description

Answer 2

A strategy for using vivid details and examples to recreate a situation, capture a scene, recall an individual or explain a concept or feeling

Question 3

Example

Answer 3

A strategy to support and illustrate your thesis statement by providing a series of examples

Question 4

Division

Answer 4

Reduces your subject to its lowest common denominator so you can focus on a specific point or argument

Question 5

Classification

Answer 5

Groups a series of items, events, individuals or concepts together to increase focus and understanding for the reader

Question 6

Process

Answer 6

A strategy for providing the reader a specific Oder on how something occurred or how to do something

Question 7

Definition

Answer 7

A strategy for presenting information intended to create or change how something is defined

Question 8

Compare and contrast

Answer 8

A common strategy used to illustrate the similarities and or differences between two or more subjects

Question 9

Cause and effect

Answer 9

A common strategy used to focus on the cause(s) for an event or the consequence(s) of an event