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SOAPSTONE
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An acronymn for a system of critical analysis and composition considering the Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Subject, and Tone.
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REPETITION
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The recurrence of a word or phrase in close proximity to one another to emphasize a concept.
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PARALLELISM
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The repetition of an organizational pattern from sentence to sentence or paragraph to paragraph to facilitate order.
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ANTITHESIS
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A balanced discussion of two contrasting ideas or concepts.
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COMMON GROUND TECHNIQUE
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Strategy used to establish ethos between the speaker and audience.
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ANECDOTE
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A brief account or story used to establish common ground with the audience.
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ALLUSION
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A brief, often indirect reference to an historical, literary, religious or mythical figure, event, or object.
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APPEALS
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A persuasive strategy using recognized means of authority to persuade an audience.
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ETHOS
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Credibility of the speaker and message
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LOGOS
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An appeal to reason
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PATHOS
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An appeal to emotion
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ATTENTION GETTING DEVICES
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Strategies used by a speaker to establish ethos with the audience.
HUMOR ANECDOTE STATISTICS QUOTATIONS DIRECT ADDRESS STARTLING STATEMENTS RHETORICAL QUESTIONS |
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STATUS QUO
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Generally accepted societal norm.
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TABOO
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Behavior contradicting the social norm; a social sin
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MORÉ
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Ethical social norm
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PUBLIC POLICY DEBATE
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Major issues of the day
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BIAS
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Tendency to confirm one’s own beliefs
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COGNITIVE STRUCTURE
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Patterns of physical or mental formation that underlie actions
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SLEEPER EFFECT
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Over time, details become ambiguous
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DYSINFORMATION
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Deliberate dissemination of false or misleading information
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REVISIONISM
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An increasingly flawed interpretation or representation of actual historical events.
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PARALANGUAGE
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The non-verbal aspects of communication, including volume, pitch, rate, tone, articulation, and pronunciation
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VOLUME
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the loudness or quietness of sounds
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PITCH
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the highness or lowness of sounds, depending upon comparative rapidity of vibrations
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RATE
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speed
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TONE
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the emotion conveyed
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ARTICULATION
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the utterance of the distinct elements of speech
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PRONUNCIATION
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the production of intelligible sounds and syllable stresses when speaking
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KINESICS
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Using body movements to communicate, including gestures, posture and facial expressions
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GESTURES
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physical movements
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BODY LANGUAGE
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the gestures and movements by which a person unconsciously or indirectly conveys meaning
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EYE CONTACT
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gaze held between the sender and the receiver to establish and maintain attention
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PROXEMICS
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the relative distance between the sender and the receiver
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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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transmission of messages between two or more people
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INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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inner conversation with oneself
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SENDER
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the person transmitting the message
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RECEIVER
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audience for whom the message is intended
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INTERFERENCE
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cognitive disruptions in the communication process
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NOISE
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physical interruptions in the communication process
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ENCODING
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using symbols to assign meaning to a message
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DECODING
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translating messages into understandable concepts
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LISTENING
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understanding and interpreting sound in a meaningful way
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HEARING
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the reception of sound
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DENOTATION
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the literal dictionary-defined meaning of a word
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CONNOTATION
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the implied meaning of a word, beyond the dictionary definition
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