Language of Composition Chapter 1 Vocabulary – Flashcards
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thesis
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central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer
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claim
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an assertion, usually supported by evidence
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assertion
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emphatic statement
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subject
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topic adressed in a piece of writing
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speaker
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term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing
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rhetorical and Aristoteliam triangle
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diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience
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persona
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speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
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ethos
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greek term refering to the character of a person
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logos
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greek term that means "word", an appeal to logic
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pathos
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greek term that reffers to suffering but has come to be associated with broader appeals to emotion
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tone
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speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience
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assumption
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belif or statement taken for granted with proof
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counterargument
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challenge to a position; an opposing arguement
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concede
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reluctantly aknowlede
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refute
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discredit an arguement
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connotations
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that which is implyed by a word as opposed to the word's literall meaning
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propagandistic
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negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present info
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polemical
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arguement against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion
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satiric
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an ironic, sarcastic, or whitty composition that claims to argue for something but actually argues against it
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visual rhetoric
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rhetorical text that consists of visual elements along with text to make an arguement
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arrangement
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organization of a piece
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classical mode of rhetoric
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5 part strucuture for an oratory, or speech, with a intor, a narration, confirmation, refutation, and conclusion
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introduction (exordium)
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intorduces the reader to the subject under disscusion, "beggining a web"
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narration (narratio)
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part of classical writing that provides factual information and background
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confirmation (confirmation)
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major part of the text, includes development of proof needed to make the writer's point
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refutation (refutation)
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adresses the counter arguement. it's a bridge between proof and conclusion
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conclusion (peroration)
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brings essay to a close
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description
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pattern of development that analyses by creating a mood or atmosphere
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narration
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retelling an event or seris of events
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process analysis
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explains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done
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exemplification
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providing a series of examples such as facts, specific cases, or instances
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comparison and contrast
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justaposing two things to highlight their similarites and differences
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classification and division
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putting things in specific categories
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definition
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analyzes by developing a subject
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cause and effect
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examins the casual relationship between events or ideas
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