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Rhetorical Transaction Exigence Rhetorical Situation Audience Purpose Logos Appeals Ethos Pathos Organization/Structure/Form Diction Imagery Syntax Surface Features Figurative Language Rhetorical Modes: Patterns of Development 8 major patterns Organize individual paragraphs or sections •Narration •Description •Process Analysis •Exemplification •Comparison & Contrast •Classification & Division •Definition •Causal Analysis Author’s Purpose Organize entire text Narration 1) Tells story; recounts events; personal 2) Chronological (detail, pov, dialogue) 3) Craft story to support thesis 4) Often used as a way to enter topics 5) Draws a reader in Description 1) Paints a picture with senses; details 2) Establishes mood/atmosphere 3) Empathy; connection to text Process Analysis 1) Explains how something works 2) Clear and logical 3) Proper transitions 4) Concise verbs Exemplification/Illustration 1) Provides a series of examples 2) “Let me give you an example…” 3) Aristotle = Induction = series of examples lead to general conclusion Comparison & Contrast 1) Analyze information 2) Similarities & differences 3) Subject by subject 4) Point by point Classification & Division 1) What goes together & why 2) Categories….to help readers see relationships between seemingly unrelated things Definition 1) Established common ground 2) Identifies areas of conflict Causal Analysis 1) Cause leads to an effect 2) Effect that results from a cause 3) Needs logic 4) “Why” in the title Rhetorical Transaction Exigence Rhetorical Situation Audience Purpose Logos Appeals Ethos Pathos Organization/Structure/Form Diction Imagery Syntax Surface Features Figurative Language Tone Definition: a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell • Read and annotate the story • Identify any Patterns of Development as well as elements of the Rhetorical Transaction within the text.
