What's the difference in a rhetorical strategy and a rhetorical device?

a strategy is what a writer does (verb) and is a broad category, whereas a device is things a writer uses (noun) that fall under the category of the strategy

a strategy is the choices a writer makes in his/her argument, whereas a device is the evidence the writer uses to back up his/her point

a strategy is the purpose behind a persuasive text, whereas a device is anything the writer does to win over the audience

What is the difference in context and exigence?

Context is what was occurring within the past 5-10 years leading up to the text that might affect what goes on in the text whereas exigence is the event/situation that sparked the writer/speaker to create the text at that moment in time

Context is the time period a text is about whereas exigence is the time and location a speech occurs

Context is the rhetorical situation of a text whereas exigence is the event/situation that sparked a speaker to create a text

Context is the immediate reason a text is written whereas exigence is what was occurring within the past 5-10 years leading up to the text that might affect what goes on in the text

What are you analyzing in the rhetorical analysis essay?

the tools/strategies the author uses to present his/her message to the audience

whether the author is effective at persuading the audience

whether you agree or disagree with the author

One way to incorporate pathos or emotional persuasion in a speech is to

use loaded words and descriptive imagery in your argument

tell them how your background and skills relate to the topic you're discussing

interview people to use as proof

include research and credible websites

Which of the following would be a technique that BEST implements logos or logical persuasion?

having someone credible who agrees with you

A writer generally has two purposes in the persuasive text presented on the rhetorical analysis essay. These two purposes are

the 1st has to do with informing and the 2nd has to do with a "call to action" as the writer presents something he wishes the audience to do or believe

the 1st has to do presenting the audience with background information on the topic and the 2nd has to do with persuading the audience to agree with him/her

the 1st has to do with persuading an audience, the 2nd has to do with informing them of the problem

When discussing an author's diction, you should. . .

use an adjective to characterize the diction and identify patterns within the writer's word choices

analyze the writer's sentence lengths as he/she should include a variety of sentences

not specifically describe it to keep it open to interpretation

also identify the tone created by the words

A writer’s “rhetorical choices” can include ______________ OR ____________

persuasive appeals or rhetorical situation

What would differ about the audience for a letter versus a speech?

The audience for a speech would be more broad and possibly be more than 1 person or group while the audience for a letter would be narrower

The audience for a letter would be more formal

The audience for a letter must always be specifically mentioned

A speech can be written, published, or on tv

What is literally meant by a “rhetorical analysis” essay?

Breaking an effective persuasive text into parts

Read and annotate a persuasive text

Being able to identify rhetorical strategies

Creating a 2.4 essay to analyze the writer’s theme

A reference to either a historical event or another text meant to make a connection between them

A repetition of words or phrases to add emphasis

Something you think you see but is not actually there

A short story meant to draw in the audience and illustrate an idea.

The recurrence of initial consonant sounds

repeating words or phrases in reverse order

makes an idea seem less important than it really is

Making an idea seem less important than it really is

Repeating initial consonant sounds

Using a word with an opposite meaning

Rhetorical Analysis Review

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English

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10th Grade

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CCSS

RI.11-12.5, RL.8.3, L.4.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two phrases that contain similar grammatical construction are examples of

parallelism

antithesis

repetition

rhetorical questions

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"For man holds in his hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life"

parallelism

antithesis

repetition

rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A statement in which opposite ideas are contrasted is an example of

parallelism

antithesis

repetition

rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country"

parallelism

antithesis

repetition

rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Repeating particular phrases for effect

parallelism

antithesis

repetition

rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"We pledge" - this phrase repeated six times throughout a passage to emphasize honor and unity

parallelism

antithesis

repetition

rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A question asked to achieve a particular effect rather than to seek an answer is an example of a

parallelism

antithesis

repetition

rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Two phrases that contain similar grammatical construction are examples of

"For man holds in his hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life"

A statement in which opposite ideas are contrasted is an example of

"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country"

Repeating particular phrases for effect

"We pledge" - this phrase repeated six times throughout a passage to emphasize honor and unity

A question asked to achieve a particular effect rather than to seek an answer is an example of a

"Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance...that can assure a more fruitful life for mankind?"

What's the difference in a rhetorical strategy and a rhetorical device?

What is the difference in context and exigence?

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