Rhetorical Analysis

What is Purpose?

• The main topic or argument

• The context of the piece

• What the piece is meant to achieve

• The speaker's attitude towards the piece

What are the three parts to the rhetorical triangle?

• Speaker, audience, purpose

• Purpose, subject, audience

• Speaker, occasion, tone

• Purpose, audience, occasion

What is occasion?

• What the piece is meant to achieve

• The voice or author

• Who is receiving the rhetorical message

• The context

Which of these things are NOT(!!) a characteristic of a proper claim?

• Must be arguable

• Must be an inference

• Must be a fact

• Must be backed by evidence

Which speaker below would be MOST appropriate to give a speech about global climate change?

• Ms. Montone

• Oprah Winfrey

• Your best friend

• Bill Nye

Determine the tone of this sentence:

"Can someone tell me what the heck is going on?!?"

• Aggressive

• Optimistic

• Discouraged

• Sarcastic

What is a counterclaim?

• A statement that defines the speaker's goals

• The main topic or theme of a text

• A claim used to rebut a previous claim

• The context surrounding a piece

What is impact?

• What the piece is meant to achieve

• A statement that define's the speaker's goals

• The effect a piece of rhetoric has on the audience

• The voice of author of a piece

What is Logos?

• An appeal to logic

• An appeal to efficiency

• An appeal to credibility

• An appeal to emotions

What is Ethos?

• An appeal to logic

• An appeal to efficiency

• An appeal to credibility

• An appeal to emotions