OA 1-6
What is the process suggested for revision?
Invent a thesis of proof, eminent design/classical oration, revise
What are the three parts of rhetoric?
Invention, Organization, Style
What are the two purposes of an outline?
Lets the reader know what design is within the essay and when it is met
Which means of persuasion is most common in academic discourse?
Logos
Identify the nine parts of speech.
Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, verbal, interjection.
How can you easily understand the shape of your essay?
Number each paragraph and label
Why should someone read your essay?
Probably missed a lot, put into the essay from a different perspective
What are the two purposes of an introduction?
Production of Hook, and purpose of essay
What is the three-step formula of analysis?
Quote, articulate, and relate
Why does Aristotle define rhetoric as a faculty of the mind and not as a mere formula?
Rhetoric comes naturally to the mind
How does Aristotle differentiate between rhetoric and sophistry?
Rhetoric is art of persuasion and sophistry is the appearance of truth
What is the defining principle of the classical rhetorical tradition according to Richard Weaver?
Rhetoric moves an audience which influences the movement of others
What is the ultimate advice given by the author about reality?
Stand by your word
How does Kreider caution about using a thesaurus to improve diction?
If a good dictionary is being used
What does Aristotle mean by the principle of non-contradiction?
Impossible for two things to be and not be
What are phrases clauses and sentences?
A group of words that serve as a single part of speech with no subject or predicate
What are the two rules concerning summaries?
Accurate and brief
How is the rhetorical understanding of discourse useful for the in class essay?
Allows you to relax
On what does the subordinating style depend on?
An independent clause and a dependent clause
In what way should you switch the order of your rhetoric when dealing with the in class essay?
Begin with organization rather than invention
What is imminent design?
Content suggest the shape or style
On what does the coordinating style depend?
Depends on the dependent clause
Crider defines a thesis as a proposition or an assertion. What two qualities must a thesis provide to an essay?
Draw on syllogisms of logic or topics of invention
What is the difference between revision and editing?
Editing = cleaning up Revising = doing the work
What does Richard Rodriguez consider necessary for public individuality?
Ethos is 1/2 of the command of the public language
According to Scott Crider, what is a common failure for beginning riders when composing an essay?
Failure to make an argument
What is the tail biting snake a conclusion?
The writer corporates some part of the intro
What are the three means of persuasion?
ethos, pathos, logos
