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| the listener, viewer or reader of a text |
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| an acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable |
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| meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition or denotation |
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| the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes and events surrounding a text |
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| an opposing argument to the one a writer is putting foward |
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| Greek for "character" speakers appeal to ethos to demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a given topic |
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| Greek for "embodied thought" SPeaker appeals to logos, or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up |
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| Greek for "suffering" or "expeirience" speakers appeal to pathos to emotionally motivate th audience |
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| the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written |
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| Greek for "mask" the face the character that a speaker shows to his or her audience |
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| Greek for "hostile" an aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over others |
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| the spread of ideas and information to further a cause |
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| the goal the speaker wants to achieve |
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| a denial of validity to an opposing argument |
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| the art of persuasive writing |
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| rhetoritica technieques used to persuade reader (ethos, logos, pathos) |
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| diagram that shows the relationship between speaker, audience and subject |
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used to remember what makes up the rhetoriticl situation |
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| the person or group who creates the text |
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| the topic of a text. wht the text is about |
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