Rhetoric and society Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Allegory - answerA type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another meaning (Biblical stories) Alliteration - answerA device that "repeats" stressed sounds in a sequence of words closely connected to one another. *Luscious lemons. It is based on the sounds of letters, rather than the spelling of words. Allusion - answerA reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not do that because I'm not supe...

CSET Subtest 1 Latest Version Already Passed Phoneme smallest part of spoken language that makes difference in the meaning of words. if has two phoneme /i/ /f/ chech /ch/ /e/ /k/ Grapheme smallest part of written language that represent a phoneme in the spelling of a word Phonemic awareness ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds phoneme in words. The understanding that that sounds work together to make words. Helps in reading Decoding analysis of spoken or written sym...

Public Speaking Exam 1| Questions and answers Already passed!! Culture - an integrated system of learned beliefs, values and behaviors Co-cultures - Subgroups of culture, characterized by mild or profound cultural differences Rhetorically sensitive - the ability to adapt fairly successfully to a variety of social situations Core cultural resources - beliefs, attitudes, and values (BAV) along with behaviors that provide a logical basis for a culture to define what is necessa...

Public Speaking, Exam 1 study guide (chapters 1-5) Questions with 100% Correct Answers communication - Answer- participants, messages, channels, interference/noise, feedback, and contexts are the essential elements of what? ethical - Answer- communicators that have honesty, integrity, fairness, respect for others, and act responsibly are said to be you, your audience, and the occasion - Answer- what are the three parts to the rhetorical situation? exigence - Answer- some real or perceive...

Title/Author - ANSWER-A Room of One's Own (Shakespeare's Sister) by Virginia Woolf Context/ Location - ANSWER-Depends on quote, talks about Shakespeare's hypothetical sister not being able to succeed because she's a woman. Speaker - ANSWER-Virginia Woolf Themes - ANSWER-Women's rights, intellect of women, Shakespeare, the importance of having a space of your own and money to create, motivating women to take advantage of their opportunities. Type of Literature - ANSWER-Essay- thi...

Absolute - correct answer-Definition: A word free from limitation Own Definition: No restrictions Example: Best Allegory - correct answer-Definition: An allegory is a symbolism device where the meaning of a greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed with the aid of a more corporeal object or idea being used as an example. Usually a rhetoric device, an allegory suggests a meaning via metaphoric examples. Own Definition: Using something to portray something else. Example:"Animal Farm", ...

There are many similarities and differences between Platonic and Aristotelian metaphysics. Select the statement about metaphysics with which only Aristotle would agree. Correct Answer "To learn the essence of flowers, we must examine individual flowers and identify their essential features." There are many similarities and differences between Platonic and Aristotelian metaphysics. Select the statement about metaphysics with which only Aristotle would agree. Correct Answer "Reasoning and ...

What is the funny phrase surrounding the making of excuses, especially as it relates to our environment? A. Snickers Defense B. Twinkie Defense C. Krispy Kreme Defense D. Oreo Defense correct answer: Twinkie Defense According to class discussion, the terms ethics and morality can be used interchangeably? A. True B. False correct answer: False Which category of moral actions states that acts are either mandated or prohibited? A. Morally permissable B. Moral supererogatory C. Mor...

CMN279 Latest Update with Complete Solutions communication theory a system of ideas for explaining communication rhetoric the use of language to persuade an audience semantics the study of the words and symbols we choose semiotics the study of how meaning is assigned and understood cybernetics the study of how information is processed and how communication systems function message any type of oral, written, or non-verbal communication that is transmitted by a sender to an audiance sender t...

Postmodernism Test Guide 2023 Solved Premodern umpire "There's balls and there's strikes, and I call em as they are" Modern umpire "There's balls and there's strikes, and I call em as I see em" Postmodern umpire "Balls and strikes? They ain't nothing til I call em" What is the paradigm shift? - There has been a movement from a premodern concern for society based on revelation from a just God to a modern attempt to use universal reason as the guide to justice to a postmodern ...