COMM401 Tensions in defining rhetoric * Substance versus surface * Literal versus figurative * Stable situations versus unstable situations * Normal versus poetic * Argument versus style * Everyday versus rare * Reflective versus constructive Rhetoric * “…that power which‚ of all the faculties which belong to the nature of man‚ is the source of most of our blessings.” Isocrates * Plato: “rhetoric is the knack of producing pleasure in the audience” * Aristotle:
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The rule of law entrenches the basis of the Australian Constitution. Clause 5 of the Australian Constitution states that all laws made by Parliament are binding on the courts‚ judges and people . It means that every person regardless of their identity is bound to the same law and same legal processes . The rule of law protects the citizens by securing limited powers of the government. The government must decide lawfully otherwise the court may declare it as void. It grants a moderate degree of protection
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HOW TO WRITE: AP Rhetorical Analysis Paragraphs and Essays Things you must know in order to accurately analyze a text: 1. SOAPS 2. Rhetorical Strategies a. Appeals (ethos‚ logos‚ pathos) b. Style (diction‚ syntax‚ details‚ imagery‚ tone‚ etc.) 3. Why did the author choose these strategies for the particular audience‚ occasion‚ and/or purpose? a. This is the analysis part! Without this‚ you are merely summarizing the text. b. Think about these questions: i. HOW do the rhetorical strategies
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voters in the South faced obstacles such as poll taxes and literacy tests‚ from which white voters were exempted by grandfather clauses. A system of whites-only primaries and violent reprisals by groups such as the Ku Klux Klan alsosuppressed black participation.In the twentieth century‚ the Court interpreted the amendment more broadly‚ striking down grandfather clauses in Guinn v. United States (1915) and dismantling the white primary system in the "Texas primary cases" (1927–1953). Along with later
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Henry James Assignment Part 1: Paraphrase Lines 1-5: There is a point where one’s artistic ideas lie near to one’s moral sense. When creating a piece and that closeness is achieved‚ the piece becomes something of high quality. Lines 6 -10: No good book will ever come from one with a shallow imagination. As a fiction writer composes works‚ he will learn this and if he takes it to heart‚ his works will be of high quality. Lines 11-15: A critic believes that fiction pieces are generalized and
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THE LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF ENGLISH AND INDONESIAN ESSAYS MADE BY EFL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Teguh Budiharso Abstract: Linguistic features of English and Indonesian essays made by EFL (English as Foreign Language) undergraduate students were analyzed by using content analysis. The objective was to identify the similarities and differences in sentence complexity‚ grammar‚ and mechanics of the essays. Errors in the forms of incomplete sentences‚ run-on and stringy sentences were found as well
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AP Literary and Rhetorical Terms 1. 2. alliteration- Used for poetic effect‚ a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. The following line from Robert Frost’s poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration‚": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." The repetition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet‚ reinforcing the meaning of the line 3. allegory – Where every aspect of a story is representative‚ usually symbolic‚ of something
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she does not have it because the Article of Confederation 1‚ section 8‚ and the Necessary and Proper Clause give Congress the power to regulate commerce among the several states and “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper” respectively. However‚ the individual health insurance mandate and penalty for not having health insurance exceed the federal government power under the Commerce Clause because the mandate forces people to engage in commerce against their will and also infringes their
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Timed Writing Preparation – Before‚ During‚ and After Before: Marking the prompt Marking the passage Class or small group discussion Practice connecting device to meaning Practice incorporating text Examine Sample essays or similar topics During: Read prompts and passages aloud together Discuss prompts before students write at the beginning Students work in small groups to discuss prompt and passage before writing Provide rubrics at the student’s desk Provide a hints or notes
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17 On Saying Please The young lift-man in a City office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of ’Please’. The complainant entering the lift‚ said‚ ’Top’. The lift-man demanded ’Top-please’ and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction‚ but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This‚ of course was carrying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence
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