AP Rhetorical

Why is it problematic to have a device-driven thesis?

• It is more about what the writer uses rather than about the rhetorical situation and what the writer is trying to achieve by using the strategies and devices

• It usually leads to a formulaic essay

• It limits the scope of the essay

• All of the these

Consider the thesis: "By inspiring the graduates to live courageously and then urging them to challenge adversity, Albright motivates the young women to break the glass ceiling and achieve equality." According to the AP video, what kind of thesis is this?

• A "good" thesis

• An idea-driven thesis

• A "great" thesis

• Both an idea-driven and "great" thesis

What does a "GREAT" thesis NOT include?

• At least 2 strategies the writer does

• The name of the writer

• The message of the text

• At least 2 devices the writer uses

What's the difference in a rhetorical strategy and a rhetorical device?

• a strategy is the choices a writer makes in his/her argument, whereas a device is the evidence the writer uses to back up his/her point

• a strategy is what a writer does (verb) and is a broad category, whereas a device is things a writer uses (noun) that fall under the category of the strategy

• a strategy is the purpose behind a persuasive text, whereas a device is anything the writer does to win over the audience

One way to incorporate pathos or emotional persuasion in a speech is to

• tell them how your background and skills relate to the topic you're discussing

• use loaded words and descriptive imagery in your argument

• interview people to use as proof

• include research and credible websites

What is the difference in context and exigence?

• Context is the time period a text is about whereas exigence is the time and location a speech occurs

• Context is the rhetorical situation of a text whereas exigence is the event/situation that sparked a speaker to create a text

• Context is the immediate reason a text is written whereas exigence is what was occurring within the past 5-10 years leading up to the text that might affect what goes on in the text

• Context is what was occurring within the past 5-10 years leading up to the text that might affect what goes on in the text whereas exigence is the event/situation that sparked the writer/speaker to create the text at that moment in time

What are you analyzing in the rhetorical analysis essay?

• whether the author is effective at persuading the audience

• whether you agree or disagree with the author

• the author's theme or purpose

• the tools/strategies the author uses to present his/her message to the audience

Which of the following would be a technique that BEST implements logos or logical persuasion?

• using pictures of a hurt child

• having someone credible who agrees with you

• making people laugh

• including research

You need to identify the “idea noun” the writer is hinting at early on in your reading of the text for essay #2. Why is it important to identify this “idea noun” early on?

• So you can then begin searching for and labeling rhetorical choices that tie back or help to prove this idea noun

• So you can create the message

• So you can start writing the essay since you are timed at only 40 minutes

• So you can go ahead and create your thesis

A writer generally has two purposes in the persuasive text presented on the rhetorical analysis essay. These two purposes are

• the 1st has to do presenting the audience with background information on the topic and the 2nd has to do with persuading the audience to agree with him/her

• the 1st has to do with informing and the 2nd has to do with a "call to action" as the writer presents something he wishes the audience to do or believe

• the 1st has to do with persuading an audience, the 2nd has to do with informing them of the problem