Exam 23: Dramatism

Although Burke identified victimage in his analysis of speeches, he did not endorse the practice.

According to Burke, without ________, there is no persuasion.

The term that sums up all that a speaker regards as bad, wrong, or evil is a(n):

A term describing a person's physical characteristics, talents, occupation, background, personality, and values is:

For Burke, ________ is confession of sin and request for forgiveness.

Burke uses ________ as his catchall term to cover every form of noxious feelings inherent in human symbol-using activity.

What does Burke see as the major differences between humans and other animals?

What is perspective by incongruity? Give an example. Do you find it to be an effective way to communicate?

What does Burke see as the ultimate motivation for all public speaking? Do you agree with him? How would you support your position?

The ultimate motive for all public rhetoric is to:

________ refers to things progressing according to cause-and-effect laws without meaning or purpose.

The principal purpose of the dramatistic pentad is to transcend perspective by incongruity.

In Burke's terms, has Deetz simply transformed a manager into a scapegoat? How well does the Burkean approach apply to the critical theory of organizational communication?

According to Burke, the ultimate goal for public rhetoric is ________.

Compare Burke's perspective by incongruity with Aristotle's approach to metaphor.

Terms that sum up all that a speaker regards as righteous and good are called god-terms.

Which of the following is NOT a part of Burke's pentad?

Rhetorical scholars who carefully analyze the language of speakers and authors are called critics.

A scapegoat is the target of victimage.

Burke was discovered for the field of speech by Edna St. Vincent Millay in the early 1950s.