The Introduction to Rhetoric

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rhetoric

Back

the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion; the art of finding ways of persuading an audience.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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audience

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the listener, viewer, or reader of a text or performance

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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texts

Back

cultural products that can be “read,” meaning not just consumed and comprehended, but investigated.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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occasion

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the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written

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context

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the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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purpose

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the goal the speaker wants to achieve

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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rhetorical triangle

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the relationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in a text

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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speaker

Back

the person or group who creates a text

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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persona

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the face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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subject

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the topic of the text; what the text is about

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2