Created to present life experiences

Created to inform, describe or explain

Who the text is written for; who the author is trying to target

The art of persuasion - three methods include ethos, pathos, logos

The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.

The focus of the text - all information/evidence should support this term

The way the audience or reader already feels about a topic or person prior to reading or listening to an author's ideas—may be favorable or unfavorable

A short story used to engage the audience that serves to make the listeners laugh or ponder over a topic - usually a "hook"

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

The organization of a nonfiction text- can be:

Chronological Order

Order of Importance

Logical Order

Repetition

The feeling that the author tries to portray in a text

Rhetoric that appeals to logic - usually provides evidence (statistics, quotes, etc.)

Rhetoric that appeals to emotions - will trigger an emotional response

Rhetoric that uses credibility of the speaker (Is the speaker/writer trustworthy & reliable?)