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Final Exam Review First Part of Exam ò Short Answers: December 20, 14:30-16:05 ò Worth 50 Points ò 40 Points: Right or Wrong Answers ò Defining Terms or Theories ò 10 Points: Understanding Content ò Make Connections between Ideas Rhetoric: Worth 10 points. Rhetorical Triangle 1st Layer Writer or Speaker Audience Text or Content Writer or Speaker In rhetoric, the writer or speaker is always pursuing a particular purpose. . Audience Audience is one’s listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed. Text or Content In simple terms, this is anything that gets spoken or written. Effected heavily by context: genre. Rhetorical Triangle 2nd Layer Purpose Audience Genre Purpose Has two components: 1. Create context. 2. Respond to context. Audience (again) At this level, the audience is more than just a person or group of people. Instead the audience is a collection of beliefs, assumptions, backgrounds, and interests. Genre The limits and expectations of any General Type of Communication: – Comedy vs. Drama – Novel vs. Poem – Lecture vs. Discussion – Etc. Rhetorical Triangle 3rd Layer Aristotelian Appeals Ethos Pathos Logos Ethos An evaluation of the speakers credibility: Education or experience Dress Respect Ideal versus actual: Unrelated ethos Pathos An emotional or moral appeal. Relies heavily on the nature of the audience. Logos Use of logic or facts. At the basic level, it is the syllogism: Socrates is a man. All men are mortal. Therefore Socrates is mortal. Often, the other appeals will attempt to disguise themselves as logos What to Know? ò 9 Items: ò Speaker, Audience, Text ò Purpose, Audience, Genre ò Ethos, Pathos, Logos ò Define these AND place them in their correct places on the