Introduction to Rhetoric Vocabulary

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9th - 12th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Aristotle said rhetoric is the ability to see the available means of persuasion.

A. True

B. False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The listener, viewer, or reader of a text.

audience

context

persona

occasion

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text is known as ________.
For Lou Gehrig’s speech it is the recent announcement of his illness and his subsequent retirement, but it is also the poignant contrast between his potent career and his debilitating disease.

connotation

context

rhetorical appeals

rhetorical triangle

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written.
In the case of Gehrig’s speech, it is Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. More specifically, his moment comes at home plate between games of a doubleheader.

context

occasion

purpose

subject

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Greek for “mask.” The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience.
Lou Gehrig is a famous baseball hero, but in his speech he presents himself as a common man who is modest and thankful for the opportunities he’s had.

ethos

pathos

persona

speaker

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The goal the speaker wants to achieve

context

text

occasion

purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the topic of the text.

speaker

subject

audience

rhetorical appeals

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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Introduction to Rhetoric Vocabulary

Aristotle said rhetoric is the ability to see the available means of persuasion.

The listener, viewer, or reader of a text.

The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text is known as ________.
For Lou Gehrig’s speech it is the recent announcement of his illness and his subsequent retirement, but it is also the poignant contrast between his potent career and his debilitating disease.

The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written.
In the case of Gehrig’s speech, it is Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. More specifically, his moment comes at home plate between games of a doubleheader.

Greek for “mask.” The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience.
Lou Gehrig is a famous baseball hero, but in his speech he presents himself as a common man who is modest and thankful for the opportunities he’s had.

The goal the speaker wants to achieve

This is the topic of the text.

The problem, incident, or situation causing the speaker to create the text. The “spark”.

A reversal of position is called an _________.

The attitude of the speaker/author toward their subject.

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Introduction to Rhetoric Vocabulary

Aristotle said rhetoric is the ability to see the available means of persuasion.

The listener, viewer, or reader of a text.

The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text is known as ________.For Lou Gehrig’s speech it is the recent announcement of his illness and his subsequent retirement, but it is also the poignant contrast between his potent career and his debilitating disease.

The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written.In the case of Gehrig’s speech, it is Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. More specifically, his moment comes at home plate between games of a doubleheader.

Greek for “mask.” The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience.Lou Gehrig is a famous baseball hero, but in his speech he presents himself as a common man who is modest and thankful for the opportunities he’s had.

The goal the speaker wants to achieve

This is the topic of the text.

The problem, incident, or situation causing the speaker to create the text. The “spark”.

A reversal of position is called an _________.

The attitude of the speaker/author toward their subject.

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The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text is known as ________.
For Lou Gehrig’s speech it is the recent announcement of his illness and his subsequent retirement, but it is also the poignant contrast between his potent career and his debilitating disease.

The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written.
In the case of Gehrig’s speech, it is Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. More specifically, his moment comes at home plate between games of a doubleheader.

Greek for “mask.” The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience.
Lou Gehrig is a famous baseball hero, but in his speech he presents himself as a common man who is modest and thankful for the opportunities he’s had.