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  2. Rhetorical stance - Wikipedia

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    The rhetorical triangle evolved from its original, sophisticated model into what rhetorician Sharon Crowley describes as the "postmodern" rhetorical triangle, the rhetorical tetrahedron. [8] The expanded rhetorical triangle now emphasizes context by integrating situational elements.

  3. Rhetorical situation - Wikipedia

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    A rhetorical situation is an event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints. A rhetorical situation arises from a given context or exigence. An article by Lloyd Bitzer introduced the model of the rhetorical situation in 1968, which was later challenged and modified by Richard E. Vatz (1973) and Scott Consigny (1974).

  4. Modes of persuasion - Wikipedia

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    The modes of persuasion, modes of appeal or rhetorical appeals (Greek: pisteis) are strategies of rhetoric that classify a speaker's or writer's appeal to their audience. These include ethos , pathos , and logos , all three of which appear in Aristotle's Rhetoric . [ 1 ]

  5. Rhetorical modes - Wikipedia

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    Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose is to explain or inform the audience about a topic. [13] It is considered one of the four most common rhetorical modes. [14] The purpose of expository writing is to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion.

  6. Rhetoric (Aristotle) - Wikipedia

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    The first line of the Rhetoric is: "Rhetoric is a counterpart (antistrophe) of dialectic." [ 1 ] : I.1.1 According to Aristotle, logic is concerned with reasoning to reach scientific certainty, while dialectic and rhetoric are concerned with probability and, thus, are the branches of philosophy that are best suited to human affairs.

  7. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Rhetorical situation – a term made popular by Lloyd Bitzer; it describes the scenario that contains a speech act, including the considerations (purpose, audience, author/speaker, constraints to name a few) that play a role in how the act is produced and perceived by its audience; the counterargument regarding Bitzer's situation-rhetoric ...

  8. Rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    Comparative rhetoric is a practice and methodology that developed in the late twentieth century to broaden the study of rhetoric beyond the dominant rhetorical tradition that has been constructed and shaped in western Europe and the U.S. [130] [131] As a research practice, comparative rhetoric studies past and present cultures across the globe ...

  9. Speaker's triangle - Wikipedia

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    A speaker's triangle is a delivery device commonly employed in competitive and academic public speaking activities. It involves a speaker engaging in a series of transition walks, physically moving to different positions on the stage while simultaneously delivering transition statements that inform the audience about the shift to the next main ...