Exam 12: Rhetorical Communication

It is fine for a speaker to use statistics without carefully explaining them to the audience.

The type of rhetoric that reaffirms cultural values through praising and blaming is called _____.

A rhetor can be a person, institution, or a corporation.

A person's place in the social hierarchy is called his or her social _____.

An ethical rhetorician is firm in his/her beliefs and does not need to change their mind.

The artistic proof that refers to reasoning or rationality is ________.

________ refers to the rhetorical use of emotions to affect audience decision making.

The public ________ a speaker projects can enhance his or her ethos if the audience perceives it to be credible, informed, or intelligent.

The ability to use emotions to affect an audience's decision making is called ________.

Describe the three functions of rhetoric in our society. Provide examples from the recent news that illustrate these functions.

Which of the artistic proofs did Aristotle consider to be the most important?

Whitney is a health teacher. She is attempting to inform and persuade her students not to experiment with illegal drugs. She does this by explaining the health risks. Whitney is using which type of artistic proof?

In terms of ethos, you cannot change your attractiveness in order to increase your credibility.

The goal of ________ rhetoric is to set things right after an injustice has occurred.

An ethical rhetorician would be willing to speak out in public if another rhetor communicates in a way to dehumanize or demean others.

When legislators argue about raising taxes to pay for new roads, they are engaging in ________ rhetoric.

An informed consumer of rhetorical discourse who is prepared to analyze rhetorical texts is an) ________.

During a murder trail, the prosecutor might show sentimental videos or photos of the deceased to the jury. This is an appeal to which artistic proof?

Lloyd Bitzer argues that the ________ audience is the only group of people who can take the appropriate action to a particular message.

A rhetorical critic is an informed consumer of rhetorical discourse who is prepared to analyze rhetorical texts.