Rhetorical Situation Vocabulary

rhetoric

• the issue, problem, or situation that motivates the writing or speech

• the art of effective and persuasive speaking and writing, with the aim to study the capacities of writers or speakers needed to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations

• appeal to logic

• the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Persuasion

• is the idea that things represent other things

• recipient of communication

• the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

•  the set of methods people use to identify with each other—to encourage each other to understand things from one another’s perspectives

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Rhetorical Situation

• any set of circumstances that involves at least one person using some sort of communication to modify the perspective of at least one other person

• understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary

• the author’s attitude toward his or her subject and/or toward the audience

• refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Audience

• the issue, problem, or situation that motivates the writing or speech

• the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• recipient of communication

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Purpose

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• 1. the reason behind writing or speaking

• a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated

• summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Exigence

• appeal to emotion

• a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense

• refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times

• the issue, problem, or situation that motivates the writing or speech

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Pathos

• the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

• appeal to logic

• 
  appeal to emotion

• understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ethos

• Focuses attention on the writer's or speaker's trustworthiness

• visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

• 1. appeal to logic

• a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos

• 1. refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times

• a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

• appeal to logic

• the set of methods people use to identify with each other—to encourage each other to understand things from one another’s perspectives

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Alliteration

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• 1. refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times

• 1. the author’s attitude toward his or her subject and/or toward the audience

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4