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Rhetorical Modes

Terms in this set (11)

Example/Illustration
Uses specific, logical examples to illustrate an idea
Classification
Used to promote organization with analysis and exploration
Compare and contrast
Used to show similarities and differences between 2 things
Analogy
A comparison used to explain something; typically used to explain a complex idea by relating to a concrete idea
Process analysis
Used when a speaker explains how to do something or how something was done
Cause and effect
Explains why things are done or why a single thing was done
Definition
Used to simply explain a word or concept; also used to interest the reader
Description
Typically used to communicate (to the reader) a scene, place, or person
Narration
A story where pieces of information are arranged in chronological order
Induction
Specific examples are used to make broad generalizations
Deduction
Broad generalizations are applied to specific examples
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