STANDERDISEDTEST Flashcards
components of the rhetorical matrix
Speaker/Writer,
Tone
Rhetorical Devices
Context
Thesis & Claims
Topic
Audience
Exigence
purpose of the rhetorical matrix and why do we study it?
Purpose- enables both teacher and student to pinpoint areas in writing where the rhetorical pattern may not follow a typical English pattern
Why- used in more (if not all) forms of discourse, better readers, better writers, better thinkers, and provide clusters of information necessary for conveying a purpose or an argument.
rhetorical canons
invention, arrangement, style, memory, delivery
Anecdote
A short and/or interesting story/amusing event often used to demonstrate or support some point. Can include an extensive range of stories and topics. Used often in teaching positions to help engage an audience.
Allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Call to action
Writing that urges people to action
Metaphor
A comparision without using like or as
Imagery
Discription that appeals to the senses (sight,Sound,Smell<touch,Taste)
Ethos
Appeal to author’s credibility, ie, responsivility, is twofold author and audience
pathos
Appeal to readers’ emotions and feelings
logos
Appeal to logic and reason
rhetoric
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
rhetorical analysis and criticism
an analysis of the symbolic artifacts of discourse, words, phrases, gestures, performances, texts ,films , etc., that people use to communicate.
difference between literary tone and tone of voice
Difference between macro and micro rhetorical strategies
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. These four language skills are sometimes called the “macro-skills”. This is in contrast to the “micro-skills”, which are things like grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling.
