Soapstone and Rhetorical Situation Review

What word best describes what prompted the writing in the first place? It refers to what is happening in the world during the time of the writing.

• Tone

• Occasion

• Subject

• Level of Language

Zoom in on this ad to view it. Which TWO rhetorical appeals are primarily used?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Fill in the blank: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are collectively referred to as the rhetorical _______.

• appeals

• graphs

• SOAPStone

• questions

The O in soapstone stands for

There are two "S" in SOAPSTONE - What do they stand for

• Subject

• Speaker

• Studious

• Statistic

What does the P in SOAPSTone stand for

• Purpose

• People

• Passion

• Patty-cake

Exigence

• Persuasive techniques speakers use to try to convince their audience

• What the speaker wants the audience to do after receiving the message

• The circumstances that bring a text into existence

• The perceived need for a text; the issue or situation the prompted the text

Rhetorical Appeals

• The perceived need for a text; the issue or situation the prompted the text

• What the speaker wants the audience to do after receiving the message

• Persuasive techniques speakers use to try to convince their audience

• The circumstances that bring a text into existence

What are the constraints of the Rhetorical Situation?

• Author's beliefs and the audience's frame of mind or environment

• Genre and Purpose

• Author and Audience's Beliefs

• Historical Context and medium

Answer explanation

According to Dr. Bitzer, a rhetorical situation is constrained by the author AND the audience's frame of mind, enviornment and beliefs.

What does the 'S' in SOAPSTone stand for?

• Speaker

• Subject

• Style

• Setting