AP 1st Semester Exam Study Guide

What is rhetoric?

• Circumstances surrounding the situation of an argument

• Persuasive language

• What the speaker wants the audience to think or know

• Analyzing someone's argument

What is rhetorical analysis?

• Reading a variety of texts and synthesizing your own perspective

• Persuasive language

• Analyzing the context of a speech or text

• Analyzing how effectively a writer used language/persuasion

In the rhetorical situation, the exigence is...

• Who the speaker is talking to

• Circumstances surrounding the situation

• Who is speaking/writing

• Why the speaker is conveying a message

• The specific event/occasion that prompted a message to be shared

In the rhetorical situation, the audience is...

• Who the speaker is talking to

• Why the speaker is conveying a message

• The specific event/occasion that prompted a message to be shared

• Who is speaking/writing

• Circumstances surrounding the situation

In the rhetorical situation, the writer is...

• Who the speaker is talking to

• Why the speaker is conveying a message

• Circumstances surrounding the situation

• The specific event/occasion that prompted a message to be shared

• Who is speaking/writing

In the rhetorical situation, the message is...

• Who the speaker is talking to

• The specific event/occasion that prompted a message to be shared

• Circumstances surrounding the situation

• What the speaker wants the audience to think or know

• Why the speaker is conveying a message

In the rhetorical situation, the purpose is...

• Who is speaking/writing

• Who the speaker is talking to

• The specific event/occasion that prompted a message to be shared

• Circumstances surrounding the situation

• Why the speaker is conveying a message

In the rhetorical situation, the context is...

• Why the speaker is conveying a message

• Circumstances surrounding the situation

• Who the speaker is talking to

• Who is speaking/writing

• The specific event/occasion that prompted a message to be shared

Check the three parts of Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle. Check all that apply.

• Context

• Purpose

• Audience

• Rhetoric

• Speaker

Which description of the modes of persuasion matches Ethos?

• the logical appeal of the argument

• the ethical appeal of the speaker; credibility of the author

• the emotional appeal to the audience