Communication 301 CSULB Fall semester Exam study guide 2024 latest update already graded A+.

What are three components that make up the Hermeneutical triangle? 1. Author 2. Message 3. Audience True or False: The great philosopher Aristotle argued Rhetoric being taught by the Sophist was mere cookery and had no substance as a disciple of study False What are the different types of Critical thinking? Description Analysis Interpretation Evaluation Which Rhetorical patterns do critics look for in a message? Patterns of Repetition Patterns of Sequencing Patterns of omission Anomalies to Patterns Patterns of Relationships What is the difference between Aristotle's view of rhetoric and Kenneth's Burke's view? Aristotle limited his definition to only speeches whereas Burke expanded the definition to include any form of symbol use that addresses others at some level. ex. By Burke's definition, then, cartoons, art, poetry, flags and demonstrations can be considered rhetorical messages Who defined rhetoric as: All communication whether Shakespeare, income tax, deodorant ads, is both sociological and artistic. They are analyzable as documents in relation to a time, a place, an institution, an audience. They are analyzable as texts whose style and form are placed within a culture of writing and speaking, of a literary context. As performances they share with all documents a rhetorical function Kenneth Burke (1989) True or False: Lloyd Bitzer once wrote that a person who responds to a message with a reaction speaks from their " Glands" and is associated with the term " Glandular Reaction" False; Edwin Black wrote on Glandular reactions Rhetoric is ____________ bound because it is a response to some set of conditions that need a response Context What are the three general components for describing the context? 1. Know the specific circumstances 2. Know similar circumstances or similar messages 3. Know the rhetor and audience What is the definition of " Balcony Stance"? Critics placing themselves into a box or balcony (metaphorically) and seeing the perspective in someone els's point of view instead of their own True or false: Subjective statements cannot contain interpretation False; objective statements cannot be interpretive, but subjective statements can Which step of the critical thinking process is purely objective ? Description True or False: A glandular reaction can be referred to as a gut reaction True; a glandular reaction is a spontaneous gut reaction Define the Critical stance A critical stance is also referred to as a Balcony stance. In taking a critical stance , a person consciously looks at a message from a more emotionally distant, broader and theatrically informed point of view, rather than from the position of the rhetor or audience members. This is not purely objective point of view, but is a point of view that takes more into consideration , sees the bigger picture and is informed by the critic's expert knowledge What are the 3 steps to critically thinking? Description Analysis Interpretation true or false: Creative thinking leads to reasonable results False; Creative thinking leads to innovative results; however critical thinking leads to reasonable results True or False: Apples to Apples required us to make inferences True; an Inference is a reasonable conclusion based on ones analysis of how a message is constructed. The players in the game could pick a card based n what they thought the judge would pick ( making an inference) Define External evidence Evidence outside of or beyond the message its self. There are 4 types of text and context relationships. What does it mean id a text CAN NOT PARTICIPATE in the context? The message is purposefully constructed to not live up to expectations It may cause the audience to revisit its assumptions about the topic or causes them to rethink the status quo. True or false: " Desecration is an attempt to disrupt communication and cause confusion by purposefully violating the rules of rational; discourse, particularly the rules of interpretation of texts via contexts; desecration is irrational and mocking and provides no alternative vision or solution True Context has 3 components to it. which one best describes the following? " Parking has been a problem as Csulb causing students to be late to class. Due to this situation Csulb implemented a new over flow parking lot that allows students to park off campus at designated lots for the beginning of the semester. Specific circumstances Which one is not part of the organizing process when it comes to making your decision? A) Planned survey B) search models C) Questioning B. Search models True or False: Search models are organized sets of related concepts that provide a critic with a ready- made set of topics to examine or question to ask about a message True