Rhetorical themes | R.A.F.T. | Toulmin Method |
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Pathos
Emotional appeal
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Audience
To whom you are writing
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Thesis
The claim is the overall point or purpose, also know as the
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Logos
Incorporating facts
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Format
The “F” in RAFT
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Data
Evidence supporting your claim
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Ethos
Trust me, I’m a doctor ;)
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Topic/Theme/Theories
What you are writing about and why
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Warrant
Underlying assumption connecting data to claim
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Kairos
The youngest son of Zues and the god of opportunity; The supreme moment
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Burgan
Daily Double!!!!!!!
Mrs Lang's maiden name |
Rebuttal
Evidence that negates or disagrees with counterclaim
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Greece
The history of rhetoric can be traced back to philosophers in what ancient civilization?
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Role
Writing as Benjamen Francklin's hat would be an example of
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Stephen Toulmin
Founding father of argumentation theory
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