Intro to Rhetoric

Quizlet

Patterns of Development

Juxtaposing two things to highlight their similarities and differences

Comparison and contrast

Patterns of Development

Sets the boundaries of a thing, a concept, an emotion, or a value

Definition

Patterns of Development

Providing a series of facts, specific cases, or instances, turning a general idea into a concrete one, making the argument clearer

Exemplification

Patterns of Development

Explains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done

Process analysis

Patterns of Development

Establishes mood and atmosphere with the use of imagery

Description

Patterns of Development

Recounting a series of events, usually governed by chronology

Narration

Identify:

It was a narrow room, with a rather high ceiling, and crowded from floor to ceiling with goodies. There were rows and rows of hams and sausages of all shapes and colors--white, yellow, red, and black; fat and lean and round and long--rows of canned preserved, cocoa and tea, bright translucent glass bottles

Of honey, marmalade, and jam; round bottles and slender bottles, filled with liqueurs and punch--all these things crowded every inch of the shelves from top to bottom.

Which pattern of development?

DESCRIPTION

Identify

If you have never done any whittling or wood carving before, the first skill to learn is how to sharpen your knife. You may be surprised to learn that even a brand-new knife needs sharpening. Knives are never sold honed (finely sharpened), although some gouges and chisels are. It is essential to learn the

…firm stroke on the stone that will keep your blades sharp. The sharpening stone must be fixed in place on the table, so that it will not move around. You can do this by placing a piece of rubber inner tube or a thin piece of foam rubber under it…

What pattern?

PROCESS ANALYSIS

Identify

Oppressed people deal with their oppression in three characteristic ways. One way is acquiescence: the oppressed resign themselves to their doom. They tacitly adjust themselves to oppression, and thereby become conditioned to it…A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with

…oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred… The third was open to oppressed people in their quest for freedom is the way of nonviolent resistence…

Pattern?

CLASSIFICATION AND DIVISION