Intro to Rhetoric - Term Review

What is rhetoric?

• The topic of the text. What the text is about.

• The art of finding ways of persuading an audience.

• Trickery or deception.

• The goal the speaker wants to achieve.

We use rhetoric daily:

• True

• False

Which of the following is the right definition for context:

• Context shows the goal of the speaker and what he/she wants to accomplish.

• Context is situational. Every text is influenced by the historical, cultural, and social movements of its time.

• Context is specific. It is the circumstances, attitudes and events surrounding the creation of the text.

• Context is the person or group who creates a text.

Which of the following is the right definition for purpose:

• Purpose shows the goal of the speaker and what he/she wants to accomplish.

• Purpose is situational. Every text is influenced by the historical, cultural, and social movements of its time.

• Purpose is specific. It is the circumstances, attitudes and events surrounding the creation of the text.

• Purpose is the person or group who creates a text.

Which of the following is the right definition for occasion:

• Occasion shows the goal of the speaker and what he/she wants to accomplish.

• Occasion is situational. Every text is influenced by the historical, cultural, and social movements of its time.

• Occasion is specific. It is the circumstances, attitudes and events surrounding the creation of the text.

• Occasion is the person or group who creates a text.

The speaker of the text is:

• The listener, viewer, or reader.

• The person or group who creates a text.

The three elements of the Rhetorical Triangle are:

• Audience, Rhetoric, Subject

• Audience, Subject, Purpose

• Speaker, Subject, Audience

• Speaker, Occasion, Context

Subject and purpose are the same thing:

• True

• False