Rhetorical Terms Quiz 2

Question 1

Topic

Answer 1

The primary subject matter of a written or spoken piece of writing.

Question 2

Issue

Answer 2

A point or matter of discussion, debate or dispute, a matter of public concern, the essential point or crux.

Question 3

Theme

Answer 3

In the context of a literary work of art, a key idea that is understood as shaping some larger purpose or meaning of the work, though this idea may not always explicitly discussed as such within the work.

Question 4

Thesis/argument

Answer 4

Usually, explicit Central claim of a work of writing or other forms of discourse. The thesis/argument synthesizes. Why the work is being written in the first place.

Question 5

Claim

Answer 5

An assertion that serves as a building block of or supporting point within a larger argument or analysis.

Question 6

Paraphrase

Answer 6

An attempt to objectively replicate the literal meaning of an original text so that it can become more accessible to a secondary audience. Then it would be if they were to read it in its original form.

Question 7

Summary/summarize.

Answer 7

Summaries are condensed disinterested accounts of both the general content and primary formal features of a text/issue/event.

Question 8

Synthesis/synthesize

Answer 8

Very brief statement or succinct summing up of the despair content style, meaning intent of a verb or visual text, a situation, a problem, a debate, an event, etc. To synthesize is to convey the gist in 1 or 2 sentences.

Question 9

Description/describe

Answer 9

Verbal depiction most often of physical appearance, but also situations or processes or of other notable qualities of a person. Place thing situation event can be very hugely in terms of their length and degrees of objectivity/ subjectivity.

Question 10

Analysist/analyze

Answer 10

The inverse of synthesized to carefully break down and categorized distinct elements that constitute or inform some larger issue problem, text situation, etc.

Question 11

Explanation/explain

Answer 11

A setting forth of precisely how and/or why something occurs and often of what the significance of the occurrence is.

Question 12

Transition/shift

Answer 12

In rhetoric and writing to shift a reader’s attention from one point of view and/or degree of focus to another, the steering wheel of academic arguments in process.

Question 13

Expose/expository/exposition

Answer 13

The verb form means to reveal for display to uncover to lay out.

Question 14

Disclose

Answer 14

To reveal, but usually in a manner that is reserved or discreet or subtle or gradual, or sometimes unintentional.

Question 15

Suggest/suggestive

Answer 15

To offer an opinion or to propose how something might be done.

Question 16

Profile

Answer 16

In a verbal context, a brief description of some distinguishing features of a person, but not a complete description of all that might be said about that person.

Question 17

Comment/commentary

Answer 17

Information or opinion offer to provide insight on a given topic or issue.

Question 18

Imply/implications/impicit

Answer 18

To suggest indirectly.

Question 19

Inference/infer

Answer 19

To conclude or decide based on something known, perceived or assumed.

Question 20

EXPLICIT/explicate/explication

Answer 20

Clear alert and deliberate in its meaning.