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Rhetoric and the Public Sphere Flash Cards
midterm ~
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English
Undergraduate 2
03/06/2012

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Term
theory (Nealon & Giroux)
Definition
An act of upsetting what appears to be natural, a practice of being curious in a way that allows us to create the conditions in which we change the world around us. Everything can be questioned because not everything is natural. Reading the rhetorical world critically. 
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reading (Nealon & Giroux)
Definition
It is a social practice. Due to the terministic screen (your own perspective, the lens which we see the world), texts can be read or interpreted differently. 
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rhetoric (according to Aristotle)
Definition
Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.
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social construction (Nealon & Giroux)
Definition
A social construct is a concept or practice which may appear to be natural or obvious but is something that is invented and agreed upon by members of a particular community, society, or language group. Language is a social construction.
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Language as social meaning (Nealon & Giroux)
Definition
Language is socially constructed/not natural. It is arbitrary, social, and historical. Language shapes the way we view the world and the way we live in it. Our world can be changed by changing the language we have and re-thinking what these meanings are. 
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argument 
Definition
a reasoned attempt to justify a conclusion that is always put forth to an audience. The audience has the right to make the choice about the argument. IDEA , CONCLUSION + REASONING. debate, logic, reason, opinion, goal is to persuade.
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Toulmin model
Definition
The Toulmin model can be used as a tool for developing, analyzing, and categorizing arguments.
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claim 
Definition
a statement/conclusion
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evidence
Definition
support/proof. The 3 types of evidence are SET (Statistics, Example, Testimony).
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warrant
Definition
underlying logic that brings together the claim and the evidence. (the glue)
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backing
Definition
support for the warrant
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rebuttal
Definition
anticipated objection 
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qualifier
Definition
narrows the argument, response to the rebuttal
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What are the 3 types of claims?
Definition
Policy (what should we do?), Definitional (what is it?), Value (What ought to be?)
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What are the 3 types of evidence?
Definition
SET (Statistics,  Example, Testimony)
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intent
Definition
intention or purpose. 
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signifier 
Definition
symbol (word or drawing)
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signified 
Definition
concept or idea
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referrent
Definition
the actual object that is being referred to.
Term
democracy
Definition
demos (people) + cratos (law)= The rule of law. This means that we both MAKE the law and are SUBJECT to it. 
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place 
Definition
place to discuss
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decline of the public
Definition
this is due to bureacracy, consumerism, entertainment, conforming, loss of public space 
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consumerism
Definition
preoccupation of consumer goods
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polis
Definition
public
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oikos
Definition
household
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