WorksheetsWhat is rhetoric?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the best definition of rhetoric?
The art of painting or sculpture.
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
The study of ancient Greek and Roman literature.
The practice of physical exercise or training.
What is a rhetorical situation?
A rhetorical situation refers to the use of persuasive language in a speech or piece of writing.
A rhetorical situation refers to the emotional appeal used in a persuasive argument.
A rhetorical situation refers to the use of rhetorical devices such as metaphors and similes in a speech or piece of writing.
A rhetorical situation refers circumstances under which a person communicates.
Who is the speaker in rhetoric?
The writer
The audience
The topic
The speaker
What is the purpose of rhetoric?
To persuade, inform, or entertain an audience.
To bore the audience.
To confuse and mislead the audience.
To ignore the audience's needs and interests.
Rhetoric is the art of using language effectively and persuasively. (True/False)
True
Rhetoric is the art of using numbers effectively and persuasively.
Rhetoric is the art of using body language effectively and persuasively.
False
Rhetoric is only used in public speaking. (True/False)
False
Only in debates
Sometimes
True
The rhetorical triangle is a visual that shows the relationship between the ________ , the _________, and the _____________ .
(a)
What does SPACE CAT stand for?
Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone
Speaker, People, Actions, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Thought
Subject, Purpose, Actions, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone
Speaker, Purpose, Allusion, Context, Example, Choices, Appeals, and Tone
Define exigence
the spark or catalyst that moved the speaker to act, usually an event
The history of the speech
What the speaker is trying to accomplish
The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text
Context means...
The set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc. (i.e. what is happening in the world politically, socially, economically, etc.)
An urgent problem or issue that a writer feels compelled to address.
An event that inspired the speaker or writer to act
What can we use SPACE CAT to analyze?
Speeches
Music
Poetry
Commercials
Colors
this is the person presenting the message
speaker/author
exigence
purpose
audience
This encompasses the speaker, audience, context, exigence, and all the surrounding factors that go into achieving a purpose.
exigence
audience
rhetorical situation
message
What is the difference between context and exigence?
How is the author's purpose different from the message?
