Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation

The key elements of the rhetorical situation are

• Imperfection, people's attitude & context

• Urgency, agency & context

• Exigence, audience & context

• Only 1 & 2 are correct

A rhetorical exigence means

• A perfect situation that everyone is happy about

• An imperfect situation that does not need an immediate public attention

• An imperfect situation whose urgent need for change could be addressed with discourse

• An imperfect situation whose urgent need for change cannot be addressed with discourse

What role does the audience play in a rhetorical situation?

• Receivers of information

• Agents of change

• All of the above

What are the constraints of a rhetorical situation?

• Purpose, content, genre

• Context, purpose, genres & authorial intent

• None of the above

What is the definition of appeals?

• Appeal to the credibility/trustworthiness of the speaker

• Something an author uses to establish purpose

• Devices like metaphor, syntax, and diction

• Appeal to the emotions of the audience

What is the definition of rhetoric?

• Using language effectively and persuasively in writing or speaking
• Literal meaning of a word or phrase (the dictionary definition)
• Questions that do not require an answer
• The emotions or feelings that a word or phrase creates

What is the definition of connotative?

• Using language effectively and persuasively in writing or speaking
• Literal meaning of a word or phrase (the dictionary definition)
• Questions that do not require an answer
• The emotions or feelings that a word or phrase creates

What is the definition of denotative?

• Using language effectively and persuasively in writing or speaking
• Literal meaning of a word or phrase (the dictionary definition)
• Questions that do not require an answer
• The emotions or feelings that a word or phrase creates

"They’ve worked against everything we’ve worked so hard to build, and they don’t care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they’re the enemy, and they won’t stop until we’re all destroyed." This quote mainly uses:

• appeal to logic

• appeal to credibility

• appeal to fear

• appeal to patriotism

"Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation. Now is our turn to return the favor. For God and country, gentlemen!" This quote mainly uses:

• appeal to logic

• repetition

• appeal to patriotism

• appeal to love