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This page is dedicated to key terms from the readings.
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*'''Adumbration:''' the act of providing vague advance indications of a concept to come; also known as "prefiguration" (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])  
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== A ==
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*'''Aesthetics''': study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Affective fallacy''': coined by Wimsatt and Berdsley, the mistake of confusing a rhetorical artifact with its result; evaluating literature by its affect on the reader (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
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*'''Adumbration:''' the act of providing vague advance indications of a concept to come; also known as "prefiguration" (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])  
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* '''Agency''': the ability to act and communicate (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]])
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*'''Aesthetics''': study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Affective fallacy''': coined by Wimsatt and Berdsley, the mistake of confusing a rhetorical artifact with its result; evaluating literature by its affect on the reader(see [["How to Read a Page" by I. A. Richards]])
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* '''Agency''': The ability to act and communicate (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]])
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*'''Agitator:''' someone who urges others to protest or rebel (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Aleatoric''': chaotic; random; according to chance (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Aleatoric''': chaotic; random; according to chance (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Ancillary:''' providing necessary but secondary support to an organization, institution, or industry (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Ancillary:''' providing necessary but secondary support to an organization, institution, or industry (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Animism''': the spiritual belief, subscribed to by Aristotle, that all objects have souls (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Animism''': the spiritual belief, subscribed to by Aristotle, that all objects have souls (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Antistrophos''': counterpart; opposite companion (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Antistrophos''': counterpart; opposite companion (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Antithetical''': in direct and unequivocal opposition (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Antithetical''': in direct and unequivocal opposition (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Antilogy''': a contradiction in terms or ideas (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Antilogy''': a contradiction in terms or ideas (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Aphorism''': a pithy observation that contains a general truth(see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Aphorism''': a pithy observation that contains a general truth(see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Apodictic philosophy''': something demonstrated therefore true (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Apodictic philosophy''': something demonstrated therefore true (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Articulation:''': a connection or linking of parts to form a unity. (see [[Hea, Amy C. Kimme "Riding The Wave"]])
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*'''Architectonic''': productive, a mode of learning rather than merely observation (see [[McKeon, Richard “The Uses of Rhetoric in a Technological Age: Architectonic Productive Arts”]]])
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*'''Articulation''': a connection or linking of parts to form a unity. (see [[Hea, Amy C. Kimme "Riding The Wave"]])
*'''Articulation Theory''': is well-suited to examinations of technology because it addresses a range of cultural concerns manifest in the design, development, production, circulation, and consumption of technologies. (see [[Hea, Amy C. Kimme "Riding The Wave"]])
*'''Articulation Theory''': is well-suited to examinations of technology because it addresses a range of cultural concerns manifest in the design, development, production, circulation, and consumption of technologies. (see [[Hea, Amy C. Kimme "Riding The Wave"]])
*'''Axiological:''' relating to the study of values (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Axiological:''' relating to the study of values (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Axiom''': a self-evident truth that requires no proof (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Axiom''': a self-evident truth that requires no proof (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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== B ==
 
*'''Backing''': in the [[Toulmin Model of Argument]], a fact or set of facts that support an argument's warrant (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
*'''Backing''': in the [[Toulmin Model of Argument]], a fact or set of facts that support an argument's warrant (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
*'''Bombast''': pretentious or inflated speech or writing
*'''Bombast''': pretentious or inflated speech or writing
*'''Bricolage''': in art or literature, construction or creation from a diverse range of available things (see [[April 5 Class Notes]])
*'''Bricolage''': in art or literature, construction or creation from a diverse range of available things (see [[April 5 Class Notes]])
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*'''Canonical''': accepted as being accurate and authoritative (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Canonical''': accepted as being accurate and authoritative (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Categorical imperative''': the philosophical concept proposed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant Immanuel Kant] that moral obligations are binding in all circumstances, regardless of positive or negative consequences (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Casuistry''': the practice of applying general moral principles to specific cases; also known as case ethics (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuistry Casuistry])
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*'''Categorical imperative''': the philosophical concept proposed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant Immanuel Kant] that moral obligations are binding in all circumstances, regardless of positive or negative consequences (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
*'''Chariot allegory''': Socrates compares the soul to chariot horses and their rider. He believes the soul (chariot rider) is immortal and consists of one good horse and one bad horse. The soul is in constant struggle balancing and choosing between the two horses. Through the good soul only, the chariot can make it to eternity or heaven (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Chariot allegory''': Socrates compares the soul to chariot horses and their rider. He believes the soul (chariot rider) is immortal and consists of one good horse and one bad horse. The soul is in constant struggle balancing and choosing between the two horses. Through the good soul only, the chariot can make it to eternity or heaven (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Classical rhetoric''': theory of persuasive discourse (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Classical rhetoric''': theory of persuasive discourse (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Close reading''': meticulous, word-level interpretation, rather than general analysis; has greatly influenced modern criticism (Richards [[February 1 Class Notes]])
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*'''Close reading''': meticulous, word-level interpretation, rather than general analysis; has greatly influenced modern criticism (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
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*'''Compendia''': a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Compendia''': a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Comprehensive Sampling''': small enough to code every item (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Comprehensive Sampling''': small enough to code every item (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Continuum''':  a continuous spectrum; a sequence in which the extremes are quite distinct while individual adjacent elements are similar (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Constraints''': The elements that affect the rhetorical response to exigence. (see [[Bitzer, Lloyd "The Rhetorical Situation"]])
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*'''Continuum''':  a continuous spectrum; a sequence in which the extremes are quite distinct while individual adjacent elements are similar (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Convenience Sampling''': readily available item(s) with little credibility alone (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Convenience Sampling''': readily available item(s) with little credibility alone (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Criterion Sampling''': texts meet certain criteria such as textual features, author attributes, intended audience, or types of media (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Criterion Sampling''': texts meet certain criteria such as textual features, author attributes, intended audience, or types of media (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Data Coding''': the act of sorting and classifying information; a five-step process including identifying a set of artifacts, defining a unit worth analyzing within the set, creating codes to classify instances of that unit, testing the reliability of the work, and making it all public (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Data coding''': the act of sorting and classifying artifacts to quantitatively assess certain aspects of it; a five-step process including identifying a set of artifacts, defining a unit to be analyzed, creating codes to classify instances of that unit, testing the reliability of the work, and publicizing results (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Datum''':
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*'''Death of the Author''': Roland Barthe's essay argues that the author's personal background should be irrelevant to interpretation of his or her writing; the concept proposed in the essay (see [[Barthes, Roland "Death of the Author"]])
*'''Death of the Author''': Roland Barthe's essay argues that the author's personal background should be irrelevant to interpretation of his or her writing; the concept proposed in the essay (see [[Barthes, Roland "Death of the Author"]])
*'''Deictic''':  denoting a word or expression whose meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Deictic''':  denoting a word or expression whose meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Dialectic''': two-sided dialogue, formal argumentation system, conversation (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Diachronic''': relating to phenomena, often literary or cultural, as they occur or change over a period of time (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Doxa''': constantly evolving day-to-day knowledge, sometimes culturally based (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Dialectic''': two-sided dialogue, formal argumentation system, conversation (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Dialectical reasoning''': moving back and forth between contrary lines of reasoning examing both arguments (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Dialectical reasoning''': moving back and forth between contrary lines of reasoning examing both arguments (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Diachronic''': relating to phenomena, often literary or cultural, as they occur or change over a period of time (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Dialogic''': interpretation or understanding of a text based on an interpretation or understanding of other related texts (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''Dispositio''': the system used for the organization of arguments in Western classical rhetoric (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Dispositio''': the system used for the organization of arguments in Western classical rhetoric (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Doxa''': constantly evolving day-to-day knowledge; "popular belief" (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Ecriture''': the idea that a text's author becomes a "transcendental anonymity"; the French word for "writing"(see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Ecriture''': the idea that a text's author becomes a "transcendental anonymity"; the French word for "writing"(see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Elocutio''': the mastery of stylistic elements in Western classical rhetoric and comes from the Latin ''loqui'', "to speak" (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Elocutio''': the mastery of stylistic elements in Western classical rhetoric and comes from the Latin ''loqui'', "to speak" (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Endoxa''': commonly held knowledge among a community and its leaders; a more reliable counterpart of doxa
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*'''Entelechy''': a realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality; the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Entelechy''': a realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality; the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Enthymeme''': abbreviated form of a syllogism which assumes one of two premises is a given (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Enthymeme''': abbreviated form of a syllogism which assumes one of two premises is a given (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Episteme''': knowledge of the absolute, eternal truth (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Episteme''': knowledge of the absolute, eternal truth (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]], [[Plato]], [http://rhetorclick.com/wiki/Theories_and_Movements#Sophism Sophism] , [[Aristotle]], )
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*'''Esperanto''': an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Esperanto''': an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Ethos''': the persuasive appeal of one's character, credibility, or apparent trustworthiness, especially how this character is established by means of speech or discourse (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]]
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*'''Ethos''': the persuasive appeal of one's character, credibility, or apparent trustworthiness, especially how this character is established by means of speech or discourse (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]]
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*'''Etymology''': the study of the history of words and their evolution over time (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Etymology''': the study of the history of words and their evolution over time (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Evidentials''': a form of metadiscourse used to express attitudes toward knowledge (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Evidentials''': a form of metadiscourse used to express attitudes toward knowledge (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Existentialism''': a philosophical theory emphasizing the individual as a free and responsible agent determining his or her own development through acts of the will (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Existentialism''': a philosophical theory emphasizing the individual as a free and responsible agent determining his or her own development through acts of the will (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Exegesis''': interpretation of a text often exploring its historical context and seeking to identify its cultural significance (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Exegesis''': interpretation of a text often exploring its historical context and seeking to identify its cultural significance (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]]
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*'''Exordium''': the introduction, especially  of a discourse or treatise (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Exigence''': A problem that needs to be addressed and resolved by rhetoric. (see [[Bitzer, Lloyd "The Rhetorical Situation"]])
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*'''Extrinsic''': not part of the essential nature of someone or something (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Exordium''': the introduction, especially  of a discourse or treatise (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Fallacious''': containing or based on a fallacy (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Fallacious''': containing or based on a fallacy (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Forensic speaking''': use of rhetoric to attack or defend someone in a judicial setting; defined by [[Aristotle]] as one of three forms of rhetoric (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Forensic speaking''': use of rhetoric to attack or defend someone in a judicial setting; defined by [[Aristotle]] as one of three forms of rhetoric (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Gaze''': to see, accidentally or on purpose, behind the curtain of public disclosure and into the private lives of research subjects. (see [[Sidler, Michelle "Playing Scavenger and Gazer with Scientific Discourse: Opportunities and Ethics for Online Research"]])
*'''Gaze''': to see, accidentally or on purpose, behind the curtain of public disclosure and into the private lives of research subjects. (see [[Sidler, Michelle "Playing Scavenger and Gazer with Scientific Discourse: Opportunities and Ethics for Online Research"]])
* '''Genre''': a continuous and structured activity; anything that a large group of people do similarly (see [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process" ]])
* '''Genre''': a continuous and structured activity; anything that a large group of people do similarly (see [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process" ]])
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* '''Genre field''': everything that goes into making a genre (see [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]])
* '''Genre field''': everything that goes into making a genre (see [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]])
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*'''Heteroglossia''': the qualities of a language (such as ideology, perspective, etc.) that are extralinguistic but common to all languages (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakhtin#The_Dialogic_Imagination:_Chronotope.2C_Heteroglossia The Dialogic Imagination])
*'''Heteroglossia''': the qualities of a language (such as ideology, perspective, etc.) that are extralinguistic but common to all languages (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakhtin#The_Dialogic_Imagination:_Chronotope.2C_Heteroglossia The Dialogic Imagination])
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*'''Historicity''': the shared historical foundation underlying cultures and texts (see [[Weaver, Richard "The Cultural Role of Rhetoric]])
*'''Homonymy''': the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
*'''Homonymy''': the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (see [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Hypertext''': non-sequential, often digital, writing; writing "in which the logical connections between elements are primarily associative rather than syllogistic" (Slatin [[March 22 Class Notes]])
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*'''Hypertext''': non-sequential, often digital, writing; writing "in which the logical connections between elements are primarily associative rather than syllogistic" (see [[Slatin, John M. "Reading Hypertext: Order and Coherence in a New Medium"]])
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*'''Inventio''': the system or method used for the discovery of arguments in Western rhetoric (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Intentional fallacy''': the concept that an author's words alone, not intent, should be examined because an author's mind can never be truly known (Richards [[February 1 Class Notes]])
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*'''Intentional fallacy''': the concept that an author's words alone, not intent, should be examined because an author's mind can never be truly known (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
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*'''Interpretant''': how a person perceives a sign or representation (Peirce [[January 25 Class Notes]])
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*'''Interpretant''': how a person perceives a sign or representation (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_(semiotics)#Triadic_signs Triadic signs])
*'''Inter-textual variations''': differences in the way texts are structured through alphanumeric cues (headings and numbers), spatial cues (horizontal and vertical distribution of text) and graphic cues (bullets, arrows, lines, etc.) (see  [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
*'''Inter-textual variations''': differences in the way texts are structured through alphanumeric cues (headings and numbers), spatial cues (horizontal and vertical distribution of text) and graphic cues (bullets, arrows, lines, etc.) (see  [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
*'''Intra-textual variations''': changes in typography and design within a document (see  [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
*'''Intra-textual variations''': changes in typography and design within a document (see  [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
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*'''Inventio''': the system or method used for the discovery of arguments in Western rhetoric (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Inventio''': the system or method used for the discovery of arguments in Western rhetoric (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Isomorphous''': being of identical or similar form, shape, or structure (see [["Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences" by Mikhail Bakhtin]])
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*'''Isomorphous''': being of identical or similar form, shape, or structure (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''Instrumental value judgment''': an argument that uses values as a means to alread accepted ends, or as obstacles to their attainment (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Instrumental value judgment''': an argument that uses values as a means to alread accepted ends, or as obstacles to their attainment (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Intuitionism''': the theory that primary truths and principles, especially those of ethics and metaphysics, are known through intuition rather than learning (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Intuitionism''': the theory that primary truths and principles, especially those of ethics and metaphysics, are known through intuition rather than learning (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Krisis''': point of judgment, moment of decision (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Kairos''': the oportune time and/or place; the right or appropriate time to say or do the right thing (see [http://rhetorclick.com/wiki/Theories_and_Movements#Sophism Sophism], [[Aristotle]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isocrates Isocrates], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kairos Kairos]
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*'''Krisis''': point of judgment, moment of decision (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Latent Content''': focus on underlying meaning (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Langue''': the underlying structures of a language, which are time-ignorant and related to synchronic linguistics (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Latent content''': content that is subjective or relevant because of its implied, rather than immediately apparent, meaning (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Lexia''': parts of a text that are separated from the meaning of the work as a whole to show the multiplicity of meaning and references
*'''Lexia''': parts of a text that are separated from the meaning of the work as a whole to show the multiplicity of meaning and references
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*'''Logology''': study of language and symbols (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Logology''': study of language and symbols (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
*'''Logomachies''': a dispute over or about words
*'''Logomachies''': a dispute over or about words
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*'''Logos''': the logical appeal that attempts to persuade the audience using intellect and reason (Persuasive appeals: [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Logos''': the logical appeal that attempts to persuade the audience using intellect and reason (Persuasive appeals: [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Logical empiricism''': the school of philosophy that combines empiricism (the idea that observational evidence is indispensable for knowledge of the world) with a version of rationalism incorporating mathematical and logico-linguistic constructs (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Logical empiricism''': the school of philosophy that combines empiricism (the idea that observational evidence is indispensable for knowledge of the world) with a version of rationalism incorporating mathematical and logico-linguistic constructs (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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== M ==
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*'''Manifest Content''': observable in a text, easy to spot, measured quantitatively (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Manifest Content''': observable in a text, easy to spot, measured quantitatively (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Method''': procedures and techniques, such as content, discourse, and genre analysis (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Method''': procedures and techniques, such as content, discourse, and genre analysis (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Methodology''': assumptions and theories; “the underlying theory and analysis of how research does or should proceed” – Kirsch and Sullivan (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
*'''Methodology''': assumptions and theories; “the underlying theory and analysis of how research does or should proceed” – Kirsch and Sullivan (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Modal Qualifiers''':
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*'''Modal Qualifiers''': terms such as "probably" and "presumably," which indicate an author's level of certainty (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
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*'''Monologism''': interpretation of a text without relation to other influencing texts (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]]
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*'''Monotonic reasoning''': reasoning in which adding new information does not change the outcome (e.g., "Socrates has brown hair" does not change the outcome of the example syllogism "Socrates is a man; all men are mortal; therefore, Socrates is mortal") (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
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*'''Natura naturans''': nature doing what nature does (see [["Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences" by Mikhail Bakhtin]])
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*'''Natura naurata''': nature already created (see [["Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences" by Mikhail Bakhtin]])
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*'''Natura naturans''': nature doing what nature does (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''New Criticism''': a movement that viewed texts as completely autonomous (Richards [[February 1 Class Notes]])
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*'''Natura naurata''': nature already created (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''New Rhetoric''': theory of argumentation (See [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''New Criticism''': a movement that viewed texts as completely autonomous (see [[Richards, I.A. "How to Read a Page"]])
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*'''Node''': any object which is linked to another object (Slatin [[March 22 Class Notes]])
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*'''New Rhetoric''': theory of argumentation (See [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Node''': any object which is linked to another object (see [[Slatin, John M. "Reading Hypertext: Order and Coherence in a New Medium"]])
*'''Nominalism''': the belief that universals are mere names without any reality (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
*'''Nominalism''': the belief that universals are mere names without any reality (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Nonverbal Units''': help explore how something is communicated through physical phenomena (gestures, facial expressions) or aspects of speech (loudness, pitch, rate of speech) (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Non-monotonic reasoning''': reasoning in which adding new information changes the outcome (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
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*'''Narrative paradigm''': [[Walter Fisher]]'s theory that all forms of communication are a type of storytelling, and all human experience evolves as a type of "narrative." This was in contrast to the [[Rational World Paradigm]])
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*'''Nonverbal units''': physical communication such as gestures and facial expressions or characteristics of speech such as volume, pitch, and speed (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Narrative paradigm''': [[Walter Fisher]]'s theory that all forms of communication are a type of storytelling and that all human experience evolves as a type of "narrative"; contrast to the "Rational World Paradigm" (see [[Fisher, Walter "Narration as a Human Communication Paradigm"]])
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*'''Object''': the action you take (Peirce [[January 25 Class Notes]])
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*'''Organon''': an instrument for acquiring knowledge; specifically, a body of principles of scientific or philosophic investigation (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Organon''': an instrument for acquiring knowledge; specifically, a body of principles of scientific or philosophic investigation (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Orthographic''': a projection of a single view of an object onto a drawing surface in which the lines of projection are perpendicular to the drawing surface (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Orthographic''': projection of a single view of an object onto a drawing surface in which the lines of projection are perpendicular to the drawing surface (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Parlance''': a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Paradeigma''': use of example or anecdotal evidence to prove a point (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Parlance''': a particular way of speaking, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Pathos''': the appeal to emotion and shared values; often used in advertising and thought to be manipulative but also extrmeely effective (Persuasive appeals: [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]]
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*'''Paradeigma''': use of example or anecdotal evidence to prove a point (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Pejorative''': a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Parole''': the use of language, which is time-conscious and related to diachronic linguistics (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Perennial''': continuing without interruption (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Pathos''': the appeal to emotion and shared values; often used in advertising and thought to be manipulative but also extremely effective (Persuasive appeals: [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]]
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*'''Phoneme''': a unit of the phonetic system of a language that corresponds to a set of similar speech sounds perceived to be a single distinctive sound in the language (e.g., the velar \k\ of cool and the palatal \k\ of keel) (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Pejorative''': a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Perennial''': continuing without interruption (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Phoneme''': a unit of the phonetic system of a language that corresponds to a set of similar speech sounds perceived to be a single distinctive sound in the language (e.g., the velar \k\ of cool and the palatal \k\ of keel) (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
*'''Pisteis''': proofs, persuasive appeals: (logos, ethos, pathos); artistic (logical, logos, nonlogical, ethos and pathos) and inartistic (tangible evidence) (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
*'''Pisteis''': proofs, persuasive appeals: (logos, ethos, pathos); artistic (logical, logos, nonlogical, ethos and pathos) and inartistic (tangible evidence) (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
* '''Play theory''': the theory that any and all activities have rules, specific outcomes, and some sort of strategy to win (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]] )
* '''Play theory''': the theory that any and all activities have rules, specific outcomes, and some sort of strategy to win (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]] )
* '''Player agents''': people involved in the process of play theory (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]] )
* '''Player agents''': people involved in the process of play theory (See [[Moeller, Ryan and David Christensen "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process"]] )
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*'''Poeis''': fine arts (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Poeis''': fine arts (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
*'''Polyglossia''': the hybrid nature of language (see [[Mikhail Bakhtin]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakhtin#The_Dialogic_Imagination:_Chronotope.2C_Heteroglossia The Dialogic Imagination]
*'''Polyglossia''': the hybrid nature of language (see [[Mikhail Bakhtin]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakhtin#The_Dialogic_Imagination:_Chronotope.2C_Heteroglossia The Dialogic Imagination]
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*'''Positivist empiricism''': emphasizes role of experience and evidence especially sensory perception (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Positivist empiricism''': emphasizes role of experience and evidence especially sensory perception (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Priori''': relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Priori''': relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Promulgation''': to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.). (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Promulgation''': making known by open declaration; proclaiming formally or put into operation (as in a law, decree of a court, etc.) (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Proofs''': Justification, reasoning, argumentation. (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Proofs''': Justification, reasoning, argumentation. (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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== Q ==
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*'''Random sampling''': the process of collecting data by assigning a number to each element in the overall set, then use a random number generator to select units of data from the set (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Rationalism''': the theory that truth is intellectual, not sensory, and can only be known through deductive reasoning (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Rationalistic idealism''': the theory that a criterion of truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Random Sampling''': assign a number to each element in the overall set, then use a random number generator to randomly select from the set (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Rediscovering''': the effects of analogy or isomorphism with current forms of knowledge that allow the perception of forgotten or obscured figures (See [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Rationalism''': truth is not sensory, but intellectual and deductive.  You only know thought through deductive reasoning(See [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Replicability''': in research, the ability of others to yield the same or similar results as those in a completed study (see [[Rickly, Rebecca "Messy Contexts: Research as a Rhetorical Situation"]])
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*'''Rationalistic idealism''': criterion of truth is not sensory but intelluctual and deductive (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Representamen''': the object that something, often a sign, represents, creating in the mind an equivalent sign, or perhaps a more developed sign (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_(semiotics)#Triadic_signs Triadic signs])
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*'''Rediscovers''': the effects of analogy or isomorphism with current forms of knowledge that allow the perception of forgotten or obscured figures (See [[Foucault, Michel "What Is an Author?"]])
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*'''Representame'''n: what something represents to you personally (creates in the mind of that person an equivalent sign, or perhaps a more developed sign) (Peirce [[January 25 Class Notes]])
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*'''Rhetoric''': (see [[Definitions of Rhetoric]])
*'''Rhetoric''': (see [[Definitions of Rhetoric]])
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*'''Rhetorical Units''': a rhetorical move with the same author, intended audience, and purpose, which can vary in length (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Rhetorical Situation''': the context of a rhetorical event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints. Two leading views of the rhetorical situation exist today. One argues that a situation determines and brings about rhetoric, while the other proposes that rhetoric creates “situations” by making issues salient. (see [[Lloyd Bitzer]], [[Richard Vatz]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_situation Rhetorical Situation Wikipedia])
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*'''Rhetorical units''': equivalent texts or portions of texts with the same author, intended audience, and purpose (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Salience''': The emphasis of value in certain events and aspects that the rhetor decides.  (see [[Vatz, Richard "The Myth of the Rhetorical Situation]])
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*'''Scavenge''': plucking discourse of many types from multiple sources, both historical and (near) real-time. (see [[Sidler, Michelle "Playing Scavenger and Gazer with Scientific Discourse: Opportunities and Ethics for Online Research"]])
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*'''Semantic''': of or relating to meaning in language (see [["Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences" by Mikhail Bakhtin]])
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*'''Semiology''': the study of signs (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Signified''': concept in the mind (not a thing but the notion of a thing) (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Signifier''': the material (or physical form) of the sign (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Spatiotemporal:''' Belonging to both space and time or to space-time (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Syllogism''': logical/deductive, conclusion resting on 2 premises (major, minor, conclusion) (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Supra-Textual Structuring''': affects the document globally, with section titles, page headers, tabs, page size, orientation, the placement of extra-textual elements (e.g. data display and pictures), icons, page color, and various line, textures, and marks. Supra-textual cues create visual coherence among units in a document (see [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
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*'''Synchronic''': concerned with events existing in a limited time period and ignoring historical antecedents (see [["Nature of the Linguistic Sign" by Ferdinand de Saussure]])
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*'''Suasory:''' Tending to persuade. (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Subjectivism''': doctrine that knowledge is merely subjective and that there is no external or objective truth (see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Subverter''': to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Semantic''': of or relating to meaning in language (see [[Bakhtin, Mikhail "Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences"]])
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*'''Semiology''': the study of signs (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Signified''': the mental concept of an object being represented by a word or sign (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Signifier''': the material (or physical form) of the sign (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Spatiotemporal:''' belonging to both space and time or to space-time (see [[“The Cultural Role of Rhetoric” by Richard Weaver]])
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*'''Syllogism''': a logical, deductive conclusion drawn from two related premises (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Supra-textual structuring''': visual cues that create coherence between elements of a document, e.g., headers, indentation, page orientation, white space, placement of extra-textual elements such as data display and pictures, icons, page color, and lines (see [https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alred/www/pdf/kostelnick-rhetoricoftext.pdf Rhetoric of Text])
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*'''Synchronic''': relating to language or other phenomena at a specific period; opposite of diachronic (see [[Saussure, Ferdinand de "Nature of the Linguistic Sign"]])
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*'''Suasory:''' intended to persuade (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Subjectivism''': the theory that that knowledge is subjective and that there is no external or objective truth (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Tautologies''': a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words; a statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form(see [["The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning" by Chaïm Perelman]])
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*'''Techne''': art, craft (see [["On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric" by Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa S. Ede]])
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*'''Telos''': an ultimate end. (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''Trivium''': An introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving the study of grammar, rhetoric, and logic. (Bryant [[February 3 Class Notes]])
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*'''Tropism''': growth toward or away from external stimulus (Burke [[January 27 Class Notes]])
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*'''T-units''': “consist of a principle clause and any subordinate clauses or non-clausal structures attached to or embedded in it” – Geisler (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''Tautology''': the use of different words to say the same thing twice; a statement that is true because of its logical form (see [[Perelman, Chaïm "The New Rhetoric: A Theory of Practical Reasoning"]])
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*'''Techne''': an art or craft, rather than a knack (see [[Ede, Lisa S. and Andrea A. Lunsford "On Distinctions between Classical and Modern Rhetoric"]])
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*'''Telos''': an ultimate end (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Trivium''': an introductory curriculum at medieval universities involving the study of grammar, rhetoric, and logic (see [[Bryant, Donald C. "Rhetoric: Its Functions and Its Scope"]])
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*'''Tropism''': growth toward or away from external stimulus (see [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]])
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*'''Validity''': in research, the ability of data to answer the question being studied (see [[Rickly, Rebecca "Messy Contexts: Research as a Rhetorical Situation"]])
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*'''Verbal units''': words, phrases, and clauses that help identify how an author orients a reader to other phenomena (see [[Blythe, Stuart "Coding Digital Texts and Multimedia"]])
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*'''"Vir bonus dicendi peritus"''': "a good man speaking well"; Quintillian's definition of rhetoric as entwined with the author's moral character
*'''Warrant''': in the [[Toulmin Model of Argument]], an often implicit assumption that supports the inference of the claim from the data/evidence (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
*'''Warrant''': in the [[Toulmin Model of Argument]], an often implicit assumption that supports the inference of the claim from the data/evidence (see [[Toulmin, Stephen "The Layout of Arguments"]])
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