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An author's purpose in using rhetoric is to create a certain effect for the reader. Rhetoric is language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
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2. What is the author trying to do?
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What are you analyzing when you ask a questions about the speaker purpose and audience of the text?
The rhetorical situation
What is the purpose of opening an extract with a rhetorical question?
The purpose of opening an extract with a rhetorical question is to give the reader something to think about. This is a way to subtly influence a certain response from the audience.
What is a rhetorical writer?
A rhetorical writer uses questions to lead the reader to a pre-determined conclusion. A rhetorical writer does not state his purpose outright, and persuades the reader without doing so.
What is the difference between rhetorical explanation and rhetorical definition?
Rhetorical definitions are definitions whose purpose is to express or influence attitudes rather than to clarify. Rhetorical explanations are a similar slanting device, only clothed as explanations.
In chapter one what is the purpose of the polysyndeton on page 12 in Lord of the Flies?
The purpose of any polysyndeton is for rhetorical effect.
When you ask questions about the speaker purpose and audience of a text you are analyzing .?
The rhetorical situation
Which element is part of the rhetorical situation?
The only possible answers should be either Context, Audience, or Purpose of Speech.
A rhetorical mode is a way to present a subject that helps a writer achieve a purpose?
yes it is
What is the dominant rhetorical strategy Douglass uses in the third paragraph to achieve his purpose?
anaphora
What type of writing is it called when you interpret a quote?
When one interprets a quotation, one "unpacks" a quotation. One selects a quote for a rhetorical purpose. The quotation is useful. The writer must "unpack" the usefulness of the quotation; they must reveal their rhetorical purpose.
Rhetorical strategies or ways of using language suggest to their listeners a in what they're hearing?
specific purpose (You Apex Cheater :D)
Or ways of using language suggest to their listeners a specific purpose in what they're hearing?
Through tone, choice of words, and emphasis, speakers can signal the intended purpose of their message to listeners. For example, using a persuasive tone and emotional language may suggest an intent to convince or sway the audience, while a formal tone and precise language could indicate an educational or informative purpose. Nonverbal cues such as gestures, facial expressions, and body language can also help convey the speaker's intended message.
