The Rhetorical Situation - Chapter 1 The Language of Composition

Latin for "urgency," it is the event that inspires, provokes or stimulates the creation of a text.

• persona

• kairos

• ethos

• exigence

The “mask” that a speaker projects and the audience interprets.

• Constraints

• Subject

• Persona

• Exigence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The faculty of observing the available means of persuasion in any situation.

• Subject

• Rhetoric

• Tone

• Occasion

The general topic, content, and ideas contained in the text.

• Purpose

• Rhetorical Situation

• Subject

• Constraints

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

Responds to the credibility of the speaker and can be persuaded to one side by the use of logic and/or emotion.

• Speaker

• Audience

• Subject

• Tone

Identify the primary appeal in this statement: "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Identify the primary appeal in this statement: "There is no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Identify the primary appeal in this statement: "Research complied by analysts from NASA, as well as organizations from five other nations with space programs, suggest that a moon colony is viable with international support."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Key strategies that are used to appeal to and persuade an audience. These devices are important to understand when constructing or analyzing an argument.

• The Rhetorical Appeals

• The Rhetorical Situation

• concession & refutation

• The Rhetorical Triangle

What is the definition of connotation?

• Using language effectively and persuasively in writing or speaking

• Literal meaning of a word or phrase (the dictionary definition)

• Questions that do not require an answer

• The emotional "charge" that a word or phrase creates