Rhetorical Process final exam 2022 with complete solution

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Rhetorical Process final exam 2022 with complete solution syllogism -Answer- join major and minor premise to create conclusion example: all birds lay eggs. a swan is a bird. a swan lays eggs. ... enthymeme -Answer- contains conclusion and an implied premise (premise is omitted) example: where there is smoke, there is fire --->implied precise: fire causes smoke anaphora -Answer- deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence example: "My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration." What is an argument from consequences? -Answer- a belief is either true or false based on whether the belief leads to desirable or undesirable consequences example: Premise 1: If P, then Q will occur. Premise 2: Q is desirable. Conclusion: Therefore, P is true. What is an argument from authority? -Answer- something must be true because it is believed by someone who said to be an "authority" on the subject example: A commercial claims that a specific brand of cereal is the best way to start the day because athlete Michael Jordan says that it is what he eats every day for breakfast. What is an argument from definition? -Answer- using a strategically reasoned definition to support an argument position. example: "We are not anti-abortion; we are pro-life." What is an argument from principle? -Answer- argument that values and principles should guide decisions. Example: "We should allow liberal immigration because that is the American Way" crescendo -Answer- a gradual increase in intensity climax -Answer- the conclusion of a sequence of phrases or sentences, each more forceful or intense than the last enactment -Answer- an argument technique in which the speaker embodies the argument logos -Answer- argument through logic or practical reasoning. example: "Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer." pathos -Answer- argument by arousal of emotion, aimed more at feeling than reasoning. example: "Ask the 2,900 who died on 9/11 whether profiling should be part of anti-terrorism." ethos -Answer- usually structured as an argument from credibility or expertise, arising from the characteristics of the person, but may include argument from authority, attached to a position. example:"Benjamin Franklin said ..." or "The President of the United States said ..." what is rhetorical form? -Answer- a question asked for effect and not expecting an answer or declarative statements falsely adopting an interrogative form hyperbole -Answer- deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect identification -Answer- a proposal which produces in the audience a powerful feeling of affinity with another person or group, often the speaker kairos -Answer- the principle of timely, creative response to a particular situation what is public vocabulary? -Answer- given vocabulary is integrated into the public repertoire; culturally established and sanctioned terms that compose people's taken for granted understanding of the world. example: equality and justice in debates about civil rights What is an ideograph? -Answer- abstract words, used in ordinary language, warrant use of power example: people cant point at freedom or security but armies are ready to give their life to defend them discursive symbolism -Answer- language use with a linear structure that operates through reason not intuition; problem/cause/solution What is gestalt? -Answer- a pattern or structure whose parts are so integrated that one cannot really describe the pattern simply by referring to the parts example: a bunch of tiny dots together make the shape as a dog What is a condensation symbol? -Answer- a name, word, phrase, or maxim which stirs vivid impressions involving the listener's most basic values and readies the listener for action -->operate presentationally [Show More]

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