Persuasion Pre-Assessment

What is persuasion?

• a) The act of convincing someone to think, believe, or do something through effective communication.

• The context in which communication takes place, including the purpose, audience, and constraints of the communication act.

• The art of using language effectively and persuasively in speech or writing.

What is rhetoric?

• The act of convincing someone to think, believe, or do something through effective communication.

• The art of using language effectively and persuasively in speech or writing.

• The context in which communication takes place, including the purpose, audience, and constraints of the communication act.

What is a rhetorical situation?

• The act of convincing someone to think, believe, or do something through effective communication.

• The art of using language effectively and persuasively in speech or writing.

• The context in which communication takes place, including the purpose, audience, and constraints of the communication act.

What is context?

• The larger social, cultural, historical, and political factors that influence the interpretation of a message, including the time, place, and occasion of the communication, as well as the cultural norms, values, and beliefs of the audience.

• The information or ideas conveyed by the sender to the receiver.

• The credibility or trustworthiness of the message sender, which can be established through personal experience, reputation, or expertise.

What is the message?

• The larger social, cultural, historical, and political factors that influence the interpretation of a message, including the time, place, and occasion of the communication, as well as the cultural norms, values, and beliefs of the audience.

• The credibility or trustworthiness of the message sender, which can be established through personal experience, reputation, or expertise.

• The information or ideas conveyed by the sender to the receiver.

What is Kairos?

• The use of emotion in communication to evoke an audience’s feelings, values, and beliefs.

• The specific problem, issue, or situation that prompts the need for communication and persuasion.

• The opportune moment for persuasion, when the context of the communication is most conducive to effectively convey the message.

What is exigence?

• The credibility or trustworthiness of the message sender, which can be established through personal experience, reputation, or expertise.

• The use of logic and reason in communication to appeal to an audience’s intellect and understanding.

• The specific problem, issue, or situation that prompts the need for communication and persuasion.

What is Ethos?

• The use of emotion in communication to evoke an audience’s feelings, values, and beliefs.

• The credibility or trustworthiness of the message sender, which can be established through personal experience, reputation, or expertise.

• The use of logic and reason in communication to appeal to an audience’s intellect and understanding.

What is Pathos?

• The credibility or trustworthiness of the message sender, which can be established through personal experience, reputation, or expertise.

• The use of emotion in communication to evoke an audience’s feelings, values, and beliefs.

• The use of logic and reason in communication to appeal to an audience’s intellect and understanding.

What is Logos?

• The use of emotion in communication to evoke an audience’s feelings, values, and beliefs.

• The use of logic and reason in communication to appeal to an audience’s intellect and understanding.

• The credibility or trustworthiness of the message sender, which can be established through personal experience, reputation, or expertise.