CMN 321 UIUC Exam 1 Questions And Answers.

CMN 321 UIUC Exam 1 Questions And Answers. Aristotle definition of rhetoric - correct answer the faculty of observing in each particular case the available means of persuasion Kenneth Burke definition of rhetoric - correct answer the use of languages as a symbolic means of inducing cooperation in beings that by nature respond to symbols Thomas Farrell definition of rhetoric - correct answer the art , the fine, and useful art of making things matter Characteristics of rhetoric - correct answer -public (speaking to anyone, appeal to anyone) -propositional (full sentence language) -practical -poetic (style) ex:bible -powerful Descriptive Analysis (ways to break down a speech) Answers 2 questions - correct answer What is the purpose of this discourse? What is it trying to accomplish? -Learn from the TEXT How does the speech work to achieve its goals? What strategies are most important? 7 elements of descriptive analysis - correct answer purpose, persona, audience, tone, structure, supporting material, strategies Purpose - correct answer thesis (the specific purpose, central idea or major conclusion) and response desired (beliefs or actions the author seeks from the audience) Audience - correct answer -empirical (everyone exposed to the rhetorical act) -target (those selected by the act;those for whom the act is designed) -agents of change (those capable of doing what the author desires; people with power to alter things) -created ( assigned a role / sense of agency (power)) Tone - correct answer Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character (feel of the speech) Structure - correct answer the organization or arrangement of the speech -chronological (looks at how an idea or process has occurred over time or in some sequence) -topical (organizes material in terms of its facts, parts, or aspects (selectively)) -logical (one thing follows another; cause and effect; problem and solution) Supporting materials (evidence used to vivify/justify) - correct answer -examples (cases or specific instances (often stories) make ideas concrete; emotionally involved) -statistics (numerical measures of size, scope and frequency of occurrence; logically proving) -analogy (comparisons; powerful # of similarities, relevant; (literal- compares things like events objects, persons) (figuratively- metaphorical not obviously alike but allegedly similar in principle) -authority (generally thought of as evidence) Strategies (ways to reach goals) - correct answer -argument (reflection) -appeal (to the needs drives, desires and cultural value of the audience) - language (call and response) Phronesis (practical wisdom) - correct answer is an Ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence. It is more specifically a type of wisdom relevant to practical action, implying both good judgement and excellence of character and habits, sometimes referred to as "practical virtue".