Rhetorical analysis

What TWO things do you need to identify before you read?

• The speaker

• The occasion

• The context

• The audience

Rhetoric is the art of speaking or writing (a)   .

• effectively
• ineffectively

Rhetorical analysis is the act of ​ (a)   the written or spoken word.

• analyzing
• questioning
• reading

Who is the speaker/author?

• The person receiving the piece.

• The person who gave the speech, or wrote the text.

• The subject of the text/speech.

• The occasion of the text/speech.

Define the occasion of a speech/text.

What THREE things do you need to identify while reading a text?

• Context

• Unknown words

• Period-specific language & references

• Location-specific language & references

What is one question you need to ask when determining the intended audience?

• What was he/she trying to accomplish?

• When was this written or delivered?

• What does the speaker stand for?

• Who is still receiving this message today?

What does ethos appeal to?

• Logic and reason

• Ethics and credibility

• Emotions

Logos is much more important in (a)   writing than it is in persuasive writing.

• argumentative
• informative

Define pathos.