Intro to Rhetoric

The listener, viewer, or reader of a text.

• audience

• context

• persona

• occasion

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

• concession

• persona

• polemic

• rhetoric

Intention is...

• the meaning behind a text

• the goal or purpose of a text

• the people, places, events, etc... surrounding a text

• the subject matter of a text

The Greek philosopher who outlined the three concepts of rhetoric was named

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Quintilian

Who is the intended audience of this image?

• People who are afraid of water.
• People who know how to swim.
• People who find beaches relaxing.
• Plainfield students.

What is the subject of this image?

• jungle
• sunset
• surfing
• Plainfield

The Tone of a piece of writing refers to its:

• Emotion
• Reason
• Speaker
• Time

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone of this image?

• tranquil
• hostile
• somber
• critical

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A text can have more than one audience

• False
• True

What was Aristotle?

• Philosopher

• Teacher

• Scientist

• all of the above