Rhetoric & Informational Texts

The "why" for a writer's work or the writer's motivation is called __________________________. (two words; be sure to spell and punctuate correctly)

In academic and business settings, the two main reasons people write is:

• to create and to entertain

• to relax and to refocus

• to inform and to persuade

• to advance and to refute

Which of the following greatly impacts the rhetorical situation because it speaks to the writer's attitude?

• tone

• journals

• manuscript style

• genre

When someone is effectively or persuasively speaking or writing, he or she is skilled in ___________________. (spelling is important)

Every communication is a trilateral relationship between:

• context, writer, and subject

• text, evidence, and explanation

• mind, heart, and hand

• reader, writer, and subject

The ancient Greek philosopher _______________________ developed the rhetorical triangle and wrote at length about effective communication. (spelling is important)

____________________ is the the place of the publication, the on-going conversation of the subject, and the social and cultural circumstances in which the text is embedded.

A ___________________________ is used in an argument to support claims and respond to opposing arguments; there are three types. (two words)

______________ is a rhetorical strategy that appeals to logic and reason.

• pathos

• logos

• ethos

• somos

_____________________ is a rhetorical appeal based on the character, credibility, or reliability of the writer/ speaker.

• dogma

• pathos

• logos

• ethos