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RECOGNIZINGRHETORICAL

MODES/PATTERNS

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RHETORICAL MODESA R!etori"al Mode i# a #trateg%' a

(a% or met!od of pre#enting a#$)*e"t t!ro$g! (riting or #pee"!

R!etori"al mode# !elp de+elopidea#' order t!em a""ording to

"ertain pattern#' and al#o a"!ie+e

a parti"$lar e,e"t in t!e reader



DESCRIPTION NARRATION

E-POSITION E-AMPLES/ILL.STRATION PROCESS CA.SE and EECT COMPARISON and CONTRAST DEINITION CLASSIICATION and DI0ISION

ANALOG1

RHETORICAL MODES



DESCRIPTIONDe#"ription i# $#ed to "reate image# of

a pla"e or o)*e"t' #2et"! a per#on3#

"!ara"ter' or pro+ide image# t!at e+o2eand #!are a feeling

S$)*e"ti+e de#"ription4 emp!a#i5e# t!eemotional impa"t of #"ene#' a# in a per#onal

e##a% O)*e"ti+e de#"ription4 #ti"2# to t!e p!%#i"al

detail#' a# in a #"ienti6" or te"!ni"al report



NARRATIONNarration i# $#ed to pre#ent e+ent# in t!e

pa#t' t!e pre#ent' or e+en t!e imagined

f$t$re

1o$r narrati+e ma%4

fo"$# on t!e fa"t#' a#' for e7ample' in pre#enting !i#tori"al)a"2gro$nd

re"reate an e7perien"e for reader#' a# in a per#onal e##a% tell an ane"dote to introd$"e a di#"$##ion or ill$#trate a point

en+i#ion image# of t!e f$t$re' a# in a propo#al for a ne(poli"% or pro*e"t



ILL.STRATION T!e R!etori"al Mode of Ill$#tration

refer# to t!e $#e of detailed

e7ample# to ma2e a)#tra"t orgeneral idea# or "on"ept# more"on"rete and #pe"i6"



PROCESS 8e $#e t!e R!etori"al Mode of Pro"e##

(!en (e need to pro+ide reader# (it!

dire"tion# or e7plain !o( ame"!ani#m or pro"ed$re (or2#

To e7plain #$"! pro"e##e# e,e"ti+el%' la)elt!e #tep# or #tage# "learl%' and pre#ent t!e

e7planation in "!ronologi"al order



CA.SE and EECT T!e Ca$#e and E,e"t #trateg% i# emplo%ed (!en (e

need to tra"e t!e "a$#e# of a parti"$lar e+ent or#it$ation' to de#"ri)e it# e,e"t#' or )ot!

Logi"al falla"%4

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc 9 after this therefore becauseof this & Claim# a)o$t "a$#ation are )a#ed #impl% on ano)#er+ed temporal #e:$en"e

MAIMON' PERITZ' 1ANCE1 THE NEW McGRAW-HILL HAND BOOK ;<<=



CLASSIICATION /

DI0ISION Cla##i6"ation i# a $#ef$l (a% of

gro$ping indi+id$al entitie# into

identi6a)le "ategorie# )a#ed ont!eir #imilaritie# It o,er# anopport$nit% to e7plore #imilaritie#

within gro$p# and e7plain t!edi,eren"e# and relation#!ip#between gro$p#



CLASSIICATION /

DI0ISION Di+i#ion )rea2# a (!ole entit% into

it# part#' and o,er# a "!an"e to

e7plain t!at entit% or #$)*e"t indetail and to !ig!lig!t t!erelation#!ip# of it# part#



COMPARISON and

CONTRAST A Compari#on and Contra#t e##a% or

paragrap! e7plore# t!e #imilaritie#

and di,eren"e# )et(een t(o ormore item#' idea#' trend#' (or2#'et" 8!en (e co!are' (e point o$t

t!e #imilaritie# )et(een t(o item#'and (!en (e contrast ' (e #!o(t!eir di,eren"e#



DEINITION8!en introd$"ing a term or "on"eptto t!e reader#' t!e (riter m$#t'

"learl% and a""$ratel%' "e#ne it S%non%m 9 o,er a (ord or e7pre##ion t!at !a# t!e

#ame or nearl% t!e #ame meaning

E7ample & o,er and e7ample t!at !a# all "entral ort%pi"al "!ara"teri#ti"# of t!e term (e (ant to de6ne

Stip$lation & (!en no 67ed or #tandard de6nition i#a+aila)le and (!en #ome ar)itrar% #pe"i6"ation i#ne"e##ar% to 67 t!e meaning of a 2e% term in t!e e##a%



COMPARISON and

CONTRAST

In arranging "ompari#onparagrap!# %o$ "an emplo%4

#$)*e"t&)%&#$)*e"t organi5ation &

di#"$## ea"! #$)*e"t in it# entiret%

point&)%&point organi5ation 9 e7amineea"! "ompara)le feat$re for 6r#t one #$)*e"tand t!en t!e ot!er



ANALOG1An Analog% "ompare# topi"# t!at at 6r#tglan"e #eem :$ite di,erent

A (ell&"!o#en analog% "an ma2e $nfamiliar or

te"!ni"al information #eem more "ommonpla"e

and $nder#tanda)le To )e e,e"ti+e' an analog%

m$#t )e familiar to t!e reader' and it# feat$re# orf$n"tion# m$#t )e "ongr$ent (it! t!o#e of t!etarget



ANALOG1

Classic Essays Developed With Analogies Analogie# in Da+id Simon># ?Homi"ide?

?T!e @attle of t!e Ant#'? )% Henr% Da+id T!orea$

@en"!le%># ?Ad+i"e to 8riter#?

?T!e Ha$nted Mind'? )% Nat!aniel Ha(t!orne

?I Ha+e a Dream'? )% Martin L$t!er ing' Br

?A Li)eral Ed$"ation'? )% T!oma# Henr% H$7le%

?A La( of A""eleration'? )% Henr% Adam#

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ARG.MENTATIONAn Arg$mentation i# attempt t!at $#e# logi"to in"ite a per#on to ta2e a"tion or to "!angean opinion or )elief

Arg$mentation i# "on#idered to )e t!e #ame"all to a"tion or to "!ange an opinion or

)elief )$t per#$a#ion i# a "all to a"tion t!ati# )a#ed on appealing to emotion and feeling



ARG.MENTATION

T!ere are fo$r F t%pe# ofarg$mentation4

Induction

Deduction

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