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What is the term for the implied or associated meaning of a word?
What is the term for the implied or associated meaning of a word?
- Connotation (correct)
- Diction
- Evidence
- Denotation
What is the term for a method of organizing arguments by drawing a conclusion based on a general principle?
What is the term for a method of organizing arguments by drawing a conclusion based on a general principle?
- Ethos
- Logos
- Inductive Reasoning
- Deductive Reasoning (correct)
What is the term for the decisions that the author makes in order to convey his message?
What is the term for the decisions that the author makes in order to convey his message?
- Choices (correct)
- Counterargument
- Compare and Contrast
- Exigence
What is the term for the part of a rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text?
What is the term for the part of a rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text?
What is the term for the desired outcome; what the writer wants to happen?
What is the term for the desired outcome; what the writer wants to happen?
Study Notes
Rhetorical Terms
- Connotation: the implied or associated meaning of a word
- Deductive reasoning: a method of organizing arguments by drawing a conclusion based on a general principle
- Rhetorical choices: the decisions that the author makes in order to convey their message
- Exigence: the part of a rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text
- Purpose: the desired outcome; what the writer wants to happen
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Test your knowledge of rhetorical devices and persuasive techniques with this quiz on argument, Aristotelian appeals, and attitude. Identify key elements of persuasive communication and learn how to effectively influence and engage your audience.
