Rhetorical Strategies
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- Cause/Effect
- the writer refers to why something happens and its consequence to illustrate an idea
- Classification
- the writer refers to the whole and then analyzes the parts to illustrate an idea
- Division/Analysis
- the writer refers to the whole and then analyzes the parts to illustrate an idea
- Contrast/Comparison
- the writer refers to the differences and similarities of a subject to illustrate an idea
- Definition
- the writer refers to the denotative or connotative meaning of a word to illustrate an idea
- Exemplification
- the writer refers to a sample, detail, perso, typical event in an effort to illustrate an idea
- Narration
- the writer tells or retells a sequence of events within a particular time frame to illustrate an idea
- Process Analysis
- the writer describes how to perform a task or explains how something works by breaking it down into chronologically ordered steps that lead to the goal to illustrate an idea
- Problem/Solution
- the writer addresses an issue, dilemma, or difficulty and seeks to resolve, answer, or unravel it
- Description
- the writer recreates a person, place, thing, or idea in ways that appeal to the senses to illustrate an idea
- Argument
- the writer expresses their own assertion, qualifies or opposes another's point of view, or convinces an audience to alter its own stand on an issue
- Rhetorical Devices
- writing tools and mechanisms that an author uses to develop a specific strategy
- Figurative Language
- the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one
- Rhetorical Techniques
- HOW the writer uses the above devices, when, where, how often
- Rhetorical Technique Examples
- Diction, Syntax, Tone and Attitude, Organization