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