Rhetorical Terms--Chapter 1

Rhetorical Appeals consist of these three things:

• Earth, wind, and fire

• Meat, Dairy, Vegetables

• Ethos, Pathos, Logos

• Minnie, Mickey, and Pluto

True or False: political cartoons, fine art, photography, performances, fashion, cultural trends are all examples of text.

• True

• False

What does concession mean?

• The repetition of words but in reverse order

• The goal the speaker wants to achieve.

• An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable.

• The time and place a speech is given or a place is written.

Greek word for “mask”:

• étos

• face

• visage

• persona

An example of Polemic is:

• The repetition of the same sound beginning several words in sequence.

• The similar structure of words, phrases, or clauses.

• An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others.

• A figure of speech that uses a part of something to represent the whole.

Rhetoric is the art of effectively __________ and ___________ to persuade.

• reading/ writing

• entertaining/informing

• speaking/writing

• all of the above

propaganda

• A sentence used to command or enjoin

• the spreading of rumors, false or correct information, or an idea, in order to influence the opinion of society.

• An analogy between two things or ideas.

The persona adopted by the author to deliver his or her message; may or may not actually be the same person as the author.

• Narrator

• Author

• Point of View

• Speaker

refutation

• a denial of the validity of an opposing argument

• A figure of speech that uses a part of something to represent the whole.

• The person or group who creates a text

• Apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another.

An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.

• Proposal

• Counterargument

• Argument

• Rebuttal