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Englidh ch 1 vocab
Vocabulary for chapter 1
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English
11th Grade
01/14/2016

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Rhetoric
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study of effective, persuasive language use. According to Aristotle, use of "avaiable means of persuasion"
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Audiance
Definition
one's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed
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Context
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words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning
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Purpose
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one's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing
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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
Definition
topic adressed in a piece of writing
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Speaker
Definition
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
Definition
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
Definition
reluctantly aknowlede
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Refute
Definition
discredit an arguement
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Connotations
Definition
that which is implyed by a word as opposed to the word's literall meaning
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