ENGL 101 FINAL REVIEW
Rhetoric
- the wide array of communication devices humans have at their disposal, to create effects on each other
Intros and Conclusions
- A primary objective for an intro is establishing the essays scope - Summarizing your papers main points and thesis in the conclusion is a common strategy; however, it is not the most resonant, powerful method
rhetorical genre
- a form of rhetoric that is flexible and recurring, being shaped by as well as shaping in the rhetoric situation it is in
proposal writing
-A proposal calls an audience to action - A good proposal can still fail if the communicator does not effectively convey if there is a problem to the audience - Considering your audience is crucial to what evidence and sources you use
rhetorical triangle
A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text.
Pathos
Appeal to emotion
Logos
Appeal to logic
PIE
Point, illustration, explanation
exigency
an issue, problem, or situation that prompts someone to write or speak
rhetorical opportunity
an occasion to make change through language, whether visual, written or spoken
currency
chronological relevance of the source
Ethos
credibility
signal tags
o Dialogue o Phrasal o Embedded o Complete sentence + colon
Objectivity
the appearance on non-bias within the source
coverage
the comprehensions of research
Kairos
the opportune moment of action(not a rhetorical appeal)
authority
the qualifications of the writer
Reliability
the replicability and accuracy of the source