ENGL 101: Chapters 1 & 2

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Exigence

an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak; the catalyst that causes someone to react

Ethos

character; trustworthiness of the rhetor

Pathos

emotional connection with the audience; tone

rhetorical appeals

ethos, pathos, logos

means of communication

genre, modality, medium, circulation

medium

how a message is conveyed

sociocultural context

how a piece of literature is viewed today versus how it was viewed 100 years ago; how thoughts and feelings change through time

rhetorical action

how someone reacts to exigence

practical intelligence, a virtuous character, good will

how to build ethos

Logos

rhetor's logic or reason

Rhetorical Awareness

the art of using language effectively and persuasively with an awareness for the setting (situation), the audience, and the purpose

geographical context

the geographic area that relates to a particular problem, discovery, or issue (know where something is happening, like a party)

historical context

the historical period that shapes a work of literature and allows the reader to understand important issues in a given time period

attention economy

the most limited source is our ability to pay attention to the bombardment of messages

Rhetoric

the wide array of communicative devices humans have at their disposal to create effects on each other

resonate

when something has a special meaning or when it's particularly important to someone

Citational Context

A rhetorical action's location within a medium; the context of something within something else (ex: movie poster)

Kairos

Builds a sense of urgency; deals with the time and place for actions

rhetoric is "the art of enchanting the soul"

Plato

Rhetorical Genres

a category of rhetoric or a methodology for analyzing a piece of rhetoric

circulation

a category of rhetoric or a methodology for analyzing a piece of rhetoric

modality

a speaker's or a writer's attitude towards the world

Genre

a type that has common identifiable characteristics


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