COM 431: Rhetorical Criticism

COM 431 Final Exam Review Sheet   The final is worth 60 points.  The exam will be a mix of multiple choice, definition, and short answer questions.    You should be able to define the following concepts according to the text and our in class discussions. 1          Rhetoric                                                                                                           2          Rhetorical criticism                                                                                6          Form                                                                                                    6          Genre                                                                                                   7          Metaphor                                                                                             8          Lexicon                                                                                                8          Ultimate terms                                                                                      9          Radical presentism                                                                                10        Rhetorical persona                                                                                11        Fantasy-themes                                                                                    12        Hierarchy                                                                                             12        Scapegoat                                                                                            14        Polysemous (polysemy)                                                                        14        Hegemony                                                                                              You should be able to explain and provide an example for the following concepts. 1          The 6 arts of rhetoric 2          The 4 purposes of criticism 3          Explain the elements of the rhetorical situation 4          The categories of the judgment analysis system 5          The Toulmin model of argument 7          Lakoff and Johnson findings 9          The 4 rhetorical feature of the internet 9          Rhetoric of news 11        The 4 types of Myths 11        The 6 functions of myths 12        Burke’s notion of Identification 12        The terms of Burke’s pentad 13        The values driving invitational rhetoric 14        The 4 premises driving Marxist critique 14        The goals of Postcolonial critique