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What are the three types of intrinsic proofs?
ethos, pathos, logos
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A fictional story meant to teach a moral lesson.
Fable
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A rhetorical situation in which the people who are involved disagree about something; also "proof".
Argument
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An interpretive framework used to make sense of an array of data or knowledge; also "ideology".
Network of Interpretation
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The context of a rhetorical act; minimally made up of a rhetor, an issue, and an audience.
Rhetorical Situation
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Proof that is found in the issue or the case.
Logical proof (logos)
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Put the parts of a fully-developed Chreia (progymnasmata) in sequential order, as suggested by the textbook.
- Step 1G. Encomium, or praise for author
- Step 2D. Paraphrase of Saying
- Step 3B. Causes/Reasons for Saying
- Step 4H. Contrast
- Step 5C. Comparison
- Step 6E. Example
- Step 7A. Testimony
- Step 8F. Epilogue
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Greek term meaning the right time, opportunity, occasion, or season.
Kairos
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A discourse that praises someone or something.
Encomium
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A progymnasmata in which the rhetor elaborates on a famous event or saying; also a brief saying always attributed to a specific person.
Chreia
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Any system of investigating issues.
Heuristic
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The ancient art of saying a great deal about very little.
Amplification
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Any well-known saying or bit of community wisdom; a brief saying NOT attributed to a specific person.
Proverb
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Any statement or bit of knowledge commonly shared among an audience or community.
Commonplace
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The context of a rhetorical act; minimally made up of a rhetor, an issue, and an audience.
Rhetorical Situation
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Put the parts of a fully developed Common-place (progymnasmata) in sequential order, as suggested by the textbook.
- Step 1E. Prologue
- Step 2G. Contrary
- Step 3H. Exposition
- Step 4A. Comparison
- Step 5F. Intention/Attack
- Step 6D. Digression
- Step 7B. Rejection of Pity
- Step 8C. Reminder of relevant topics
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A common topic that requires rhetors to approach an issue with questions about the chance of change, now or in the future.
Possibility
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A common topic that requires rhetors to approach an issue with comparative questions of size, magnitude, and value.
Degree
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A common topic that requires rhetors to approach an issue with educated guesses about existence and extent of existence.
Conjecture
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Means of invention useful for developing arguments drawn from specific arts such as politics or ethics.
Special Topics
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A rhetor's way of life or reputation in the relevant community; also "ethos;" also a progymnasmata.
Character
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Feature of English; indicates who is speaking or writing, and/or the relation of the user to hearers/readers and/or issues.
Grammatical Person
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Feature of English; allows user to identify the subject with an actor in the sentence or to substitute some other word int he subject position.
Verb Voice
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A rhetorical stance that creates less identification with the audience and less persuasive potential
Formal Distance
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Dimension of situated ethos; the position of the rhetor to influence the ideology of participants in a rhetorical act.
Situational
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What are the three major dimensions of situated ethos in any rhetorical situation?
interpersonal, attitudinal, situational
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A progymnasmata that discusses the attributes or appearance of something or someone.
Description
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A figure in which a rhetor creates a vivid scene.
Enaregia
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Language that respects or glorifies.
Honorific Language
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Greek term for emotions or passions
Pathos
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Language that disparages or downplays
Pejorative Language
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Put the parts of Arrangement in sequential order, as suggested by the textbook.
- Step 1F. Exordium
- Step 2C. Narrative
- Step 3E. Partition
- Step 4A. Confirmation
- Step 5D. Refutation
- Step 6B. Peroration
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Which of the following is/are true type(s) of peroration?
- a. Summarize
- b. Make emotional appeals
- c. Enhance ethos
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The part of a discourse that elaborates arguments in support of a rhetor's position.
Confirmation
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May summarize, arouse emotions, or enhance the rhetor's ethos; the final part of a discourse.
Peroration
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States the issue and may supply a history of the issue; second part of a discourse.
Narrative
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The first part of a discourse (Latin).
Exordium
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A rhetor's proposition and proofs developed for use in a specific rhetorical situation.
Case
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First part of discourse (Greek)
Prooemium
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Makes the audience well-disposed, receptive, and attentive; the first part of a discourse (English).
Introduction
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An ancient exercise wherein students copied and elaborate on the work of revered or admired authors.
Imitation
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An ancient exercise wherein students imitated sense of a discourse in words the than those used by original author.
Paraphrase
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