Terms Quiz

Question 1

synthetic

Answer 1

a type of organization that presents information based around themes rather than in the order of appearance

Question 1

sequential

Answer 1

a type of organization that presents information in the order of initial appearance.

Question 2

close reading

Answer 2

reading for information that is outwardly/openly stated

Question 3

critical reading

Answer 3

reading for information that requires reason or interference to understand, or reading for the purpose of analysis

Question 4

process writing

Answer 4

writing that is broken down into several stages in order to arrive at a reader-based model

Question 5

writer-based prose

Answer 5

all the other stages in writing process that help the writer arrive at a reader-based model

Question 5

reader-based prose

Answer 5

the last stage in the writing process that has been specifically constructed to facilitate the understanding and retention of the reader

Question 5

explicit

Answer 5

information that is outwardly, openly stated

Question 6

implicit

Answer 6

information that requires reason or inference to understand

Question 6

exigency

Answer 6

an imperfection marked by urgency

Question 6

three appeals

Answer 6

logos, ethos, pathos

Question 7

logos

Answer 7

an appeal to logic

Question 8

ethos

Answer 8

an appeal to credibility

Question 9

pathos

Answer 9

an appeal to emotion

Question 10

hierarchy of rhetorical concerns

Answer 10

audience, purpose context
focus, development
organization
style, conventions

Question 11

audience

Answer 11

can be both primary and secondary

the primary audience are the persons or groups of people who are the immediate intended recipients of the message

the secondary audience are the people who may reasonably be expected to receive the message eventually

Question 12

purpose

Answer 12

can be primary or secondary

primary purpose is the overall objective that the composer is trying to accomplish with the primary audience (can involve persuading, convincing or inspiring)

secondary purposes are the smaller objectives the composer tries to accomplish as a part of accomplishing the overall objective (establishing credibility, engaging the audience’s attention, retaining the audience’s attention and appealing to various emotions)

Question 13

context/occasion

Answer 13

the situation of the initial appearance of the piece of rhetoric

includes considerations like historical and cultural circumstances

Includes the genre and publication in which it first appears

refers to the particular place and time of first appearance

Question 14

focus

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the main central message of the composition

the act of remaining engaged with the central message rather than diverging into irrelevant or non-supporting side topics

Question 15

development

Answer 15

reasons, evidence, appeals

Question 16

organization

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the arrangement of information or ideas in the message

can be sequential or synthetic

can be in order of occurrence (a timeline) or arranged by themes

referred to in the order and inclusion of information with paragraphs and sentences

refers to the way information is arranged visually on the page layout (paragraphs, spacing, bullet points)

Question 17

style

Answer 17

refers to personal choices of expression like techniques, modes and mannerisms . Can include issues of tone like humor, sarcasm, and slang

refer to issues of page or presentation appearance like color, font type

Question 18

conventions

Answer 18

general sense - refers to punctuation, spelling and grammar

refers to more genre-specific expectations like use of citations technical ters or voice (1st, 2nd, 3rd, active vs passive)