FYG Chapter 1 Notes

Ethos is a rhetorical appeal to credibility through quality of writing and authority.
Pathos is an appeal to emotion
Logos appeals to reasoning and evidence through deductive or inductive reasoning.
Types of argument: Makes a point about a topic. Aims to persuade the audience to change its stance on a matter. Tries to find a common ground by emphasizing multiple perspectives and viewpoints.
Columbusing is the art of “discovering something, usually from another culture, that is not new.
The rhetorical argument is the carefully crafted presentation of a viewpoint or position on a topic and the giving of thoughts, ideas, and opinions along with reasons for their support.

Class Notes

Rhetoric is the art of crafting a message to affect change in a particular audience. It is also the art of persuasion and being able to see the available means of persuasion in any given situation.
The rhetorical situation refers to the audience, time and place, author, and message in communication.
An affordance refers to a particular design that allows people to do certain things.
A constraint refers to a particular design that prevents people from doing certain things.
Kairos appeals to opportunity involving the time, place, audience, and topic.
A claim is a statement put forth as true that needs evidence to be convincing.
Thesis: The main claim in an argument.

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