AP English

Which of the following best describes the 'context' in a rhetorical situation?

• The physical and social environment in which the communication takes place.

• The main idea of the message.

• The audience's reaction to the message.

• The speaker's qualifications.

How does the 'context' influence the rhetorical situation?

• It shapes the way the message is interpreted by the audience.

• It has no impact on the rhetorical situation.

• It only affects the speaker's tone.

Which of the following best describes 'purpose' in the rhetorical situation?

• The reason why the speaker is delivering the message.

• The method used to deliver the message.

• The location where the message is delivered.

• The language used in the message.

The part of the rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text.

• Exigence

• Context

• Audience

• Purpose

• Speaker

Writers create texts within a particular context that includes the time, place, and occasion (if there is one).

• Exigence

• Context

• Audience

• Purpose

• Speaker

The person or people receiving a text.

• Exigence

• Context

• Audience

• Purpose

• Speaker

The reason for a text’s existence; not the topic, but what the speaker hopes to ACCOMPLISH with it

• Exigence

• Context

• Audience

• Purpose

• Speaker

The source of a text; the person or group who has created or is creating the text.

• Exigence

• Context

• Audience

• Purpose

• Speaker

Exigence is often an "EVENT" that happens in a particular context

• True

• False

What is this an example of?

Rosa Parks’ arrest was the exigence of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the greater context of the Civil Rights Movement

• Exigence

• Context

• Speaker

• Audience

• Purpose