Unit 1 Test

Question 1

audience

Answer 1

receivers of the message who often have a variety of values and beliefs

Question 2

context

Answer 2

the time, place, and occasion

Question 3

exigence

Answer 3

the problem the essay or speech addresses

Question 4

message

Answer 4

the substance of the writer’s or speakers’ main points

Question 5

purpose

Answer 5

the goals the writer or speaker wants to achieve

Question 6

rhetorical situation

Answer 6

collectively refers to the exigence, purpose, audience, writer, context and message.

Question 7

speaker/writer

Answer 7

a unique voice with values and beliefs

Question 8

position

Answer 8

gather and arrange their ideas about an issue

Question 9

claims

Answer 9

statements asserted to be true that are not obviously facts

Question 10

evidence

Answer 10

information to prove an idea is valid

Question 11

reasoning

Answer 11

showing your audience how you think through your argument and how the evidence supports the claim

Question 12

facts

Answer 12

objective information

Question 13

anecdotes

Answer 13

short, real-life stories used to illustrate a point

Question 15

analogies

Answer 15

comparisons between two things used to explain or clarify a point

Question 16

statistics

Answer 16

numerical facts or data

Question 17

examples

Answer 17

specific instances that demonstrate something relevant to the claim

Question 18

illustrations

Answer 18

examples meant to clarify or prove something

Question 19

personal observations

Answer 19

writers conclusions based on their experiences

Question 20

testimonies

Answer 20

formal written or spoken statements provided as evidence

Question 21

experiments

Answer 21

scientific procedures that test hypothesis and rely on observable, measurable, and reproducible results

Question 22

quote

Answer 22

when you use an authors exact words

Question 23

paraphrase

Answer 23

when you rewrite the authors ideas in your own words

Question 24

summarize

Answer 24

when you condense key information from a source in your own words, leaving out some details.