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Chapter 10 Reading: Rhetoric Rhetoric: The Author’s Craft Te word “rhetoric” carries several meanings, as you may know — especially if you’re involved in speech or debate. One common defnition, perhaps the best known today, is “lofy and dishonest language.” Tat meaning is ofen associated with pronouncements by politicians who are seen as using words to dodge controversy, hide their true position, or prop up a weak argument. Te fact that words such as “empty” or “mere” ofen precede “rhetoric” sug- gests that the term has a negative connotation for many people. “Rhetoric,” however, has another, broader, more positive meaning, and that REMEMBER is “the study of writing or speaking.” Rhetoric in this sense stretches back at Rhetoric questions assess your least to Aristotle and the ancient Greeks, who helped make rhetoric a for- understanding of how and why mal practice with defned rules and conventions. It’s in this second sense the author develops the structure and meaning of the passage. that the SAT uses the term. Rhetoric questions on the Reading Test assess Understanding the author’s how well you understand the choices that authors make in structuring and purpose or point of view is often developing their texts. Paralleling what we did with Information and Ideas of central importance to correctly in Chapter 9, we’ll turn now to the kinds of Rhetoric questions you’ll fnd on answering Rhetoric questions. the Reading Test. Questions in this category are of fve main types: Analyzing word choice: Understanding how an author selects words, phrases, and language patterns to infuence meaning, tone, and style Analyzing text structure: Describing how an author shapes and