Rhetorical Analysis Quiz

The reason the author wrote the text; a specific thing the author wants the audience to take with them.

• Speaker

• Context

• Purpose

• Appeals

The catalyst, or event that inspires/influences the writer to compose the text.

• Speaker

• Audience

• Exigence

• Appeals

The author or presenter; what is known about them influences interpretation of purpose.

• Speaker

• Context

• Exigence

• Appeals

The time period/place in which a text is written; it influences the audience's mood and dictates their values or needs.

• Audience

• Context

• Exigence

• Appeals

The intended reader or listener for a text; the person/people for whom the speaker composed the text.

• Speaker

• Audience

• Purpose

• Appeals

Ways of writing, such as irony, sentence structure, repetition, allusion, figurative language, etc that impact the reader and contribute to purpose.

• Speaker

• Audience

• Exigence

• Choices

Choices that make the reader think, feel, or trust; these make the audience respond positively to the message in a text, and effectively communicate purpose.

• Speaker

• Audience

• Exigence

• Appeals

The attitude of the author towards the subject; this attitude may shift or change over the course of a text.

• Speaker

• Tone

• Exigence

• Appeals

The three primary elements of the rhetorical situation include (in alphabetical order):​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ ​

• Subject
• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos
• Irony
• Exemplification
• Speaker
• Audience

Match the following elements of AUDIENCE...

• level of formal school

• Demographics

• age, sex, race, income, etc.

• Values

• their job/role in society

• Education

• what they believe is true & important

• Profession

• through schooling or life experience

• Knowledge of topic