Terms Quiz Flashcards
synthetic
a type of organization that presents information based around themes rather than in the order of appearance
sequential
a type of organization that presents information in the order of initial appearance.
close reading
reading for information that is outwardly/openly stated
critical reading
reading for information that requires reason or interference to understand, or reading for the purpose of analysis
process writing
writing that is broken down into several stages in order to arrive at a reader-based model
writer-based prose
all the other stages in writing process that help the writer arrive at a reader-based model
reader-based prose
the last stage in the writing process that has been specifically constructed to facilitate the understanding and retention of the reader
explicit
information that is outwardly, openly stated
implicit
information that requires reason or inference to understand
exigency
an imperfection marked by urgency
three appeals
logos, ethos, pathos
logos
an appeal to logic
ethos
an appeal to credibility
pathos
an appeal to emotion
hierarchy of rhetorical concerns
audience, purpose context
focus, development
organization
style, conventions
audience
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
purpose
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)
context/occasion
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
focus
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
development
reasons, evidence, appeals
organization
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)
style
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
conventions
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)
