The Language of Composition Terms Quiz Ch. 1, 4th ed.

1. the goal the speaker or writer wants to accomplish in the text

• audience
• purpose
• refute
• automatic ethos

2. a visual representation that shows interaction between subject, speaker, and audience & how this interaction determines the structure and language of the text

• SPACE or SOAPS
• personification
• logos
• rhetorical triangle

3. language that appeals to the emotions of the audience

• kairos
• ethos
• logos
• pathos

4. to discredit an argument, esp. a counterargument

• propaganda
• concession
• refute
• automatic ethos

5. term used for the author or person whose perspective is being advanced in a speech or written text

• speaker
• persona
• subject

6. a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer

• concession
• antithesis
• rhetorical question
• interrogative sentence

7. the character a speaker creates when he or she writes or speaks

• speaker
• persona
• subject

8. an appeal to character in which a writer demonstrates that he or she is trustworthy and credible

• logos
• ethos
• pathos
• kairos

9. appeal to reason by offering clear, rational ideas

• logos
• ethos
• pathos
• kairos

10. reference to a person, place, event (real or fictitious), or a work of art

• allusion
• parallelism
• anaphora
• epistrophe