rhetorical toolbox
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Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Tone Exigence SMELL Sender/receiver relationship Message Evidence Logic Language CLICK HERE FOR A PDF OF THE SLIDE SHOW |
LOGICAL FALLACIES - A misconception in reasoning, either intentional or unintentional, which creates incorrect reasoning thus rendering an otherwise logical point invalid.
SCHEMES - Figures of speech that deal with word order, syntax, letters, and sounds. Schemes create balance, interruption, omission, or repetition.
TROPES - Figures of speech with an unexpected twist in the meaning of words. Tropes create comparison, word play, overstatement, understatement, or management of meaning.
SYNTAX - The carefully selected frame of the language chosen to enhance meaning or impact on the reader. Often uses schemes.
DICTION - The carefully selected style of speech and choice of words an author uses to enhance meaning or impact the reader.
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