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Writing 150 Finale Vocab.
Writing and Rhetoric terms
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Undergraduate 1
12/09/2012

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argument
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a form of persuasion based on reasons
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claim
Definition
an assertion that answers the question at issue and is initially unacceptable to the audience.
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procatalepsis
Definition
anticipating the readers objections
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assumption
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the underlying logic that links the reason to the claim
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Kairos
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a concept based on the significance of the moment, the opportune moment to act
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ethos
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persuasion through writers' credibility
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pathos
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persuasion through a reader's emotion
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logos
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persuasion through reasoning
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Ad Hominem
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a personal attack that has nothing to do with the argument
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False Authority
Definition
the author tries to establish credibility without and authority
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Ad Populum
Definition
author uses emotion to obsure the issue, avert attention away from the real issue
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Red Herring
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any attepmt to draw attention to the real issue by raising irrelevent issues.
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Rhetoric
Definition
the ability influence anothers ideas, and actions. on the same page
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Reason
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reasonable, probable, and likely to the intended audience
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Post Hoc
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assumption that just because one event follows another, the first causes the second
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Slippery Slope
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one event will envitably lead through a series of related events, resulting in disaster
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False Dilemma
Definition
force the reader to accept a conculsion by presenting two options, with the obvious solution
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Strawperson
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creating an oversimpified version of the opposing viewpoint so you can easily knock it down
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Denotation
Definition
literal meaning of the word
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Connotation
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other implications or implyied meaning of a word
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figurative language
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using one things or idea to represent another ex. metophor
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Allusion
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a reference to a historical place or person
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Imagery
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particularly vivid language that evokes an image
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Rhetorical Question
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a stated question that does not nessesitate a reply or answer
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Irony
Definition
saying one thing, but meaning another
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Tone
Definition
the mood or attitude of the writer refected toward the subject or the audience
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Topic
Definition
a place to find an arument
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Form
Definition
satisfies all the readers formal expectations
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Syllogism
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major premise, minor premise, and conclusion
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Rhetorical Situation
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the interation betweent the reader and the writer (triangle with issue)
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Sufficent
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S in Star
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Typical
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T in STAR
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Accurate
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A in STAR
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Relevant
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R in STAR
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Orgin:
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First step Rhetorical Situation Life Circle
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Maturity
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Second step Rhetorical Situation Life Circle
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Deterioration
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Third step Rhetorical Situation Life Circle
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Disintegration
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Fourth step Rhetorical Situation Life Cirlce
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invention
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First Canon of Rhetoric
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arrangment
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Secon Canon of Rhetoric
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Style
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Third Canon of Rhetoric
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Memory
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Fourth Canon of Rhetoric
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Dilivery
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Fifth Canon of Rhetoric
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