Rhetoric

As an ENG 1301 student, you are most likely hearing the word "rhetoric" for the first time.

 

Imagine the last advertisement you saw, consider what the message of the advert was e.g. a Super Bowl Budweiser advert. Was the message clear at first glance? (Did they in a direct manner indicate that they want you to buy more beer?). What do you imagine the ultimate goal of the advert was? Was it the same as the goal that the advert portrayed?

 

Questions such as these make it clear that sometimes, what is said, is not all that is meant.

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The goal of this website is to educate you as much as possible about rhetoric. It is also meant to be a supplement for your ENG 1301 class.

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I suggest starting the course in this order:

1. If you've encountered rhetoric before and feel you don't want to start learning about it all over again, start from the What do you already know? page. You can find the link above.

2. If you've never encountered the term rhetoric before, start from the What is rhetoric? page

3. From there, move to the rhetorical terms page. You can click on the terms in any order you'd like, although I suggest going from Ethos, Pathos, and logos to other rhetorical terms.

4. Then move on to the Rhetorical case study page under the what is rhetoric? menu tab.

5. You'll be prompted to move on to the Analyze this!  page

6. As you go from page to page, you'll encounter quizzes. However, I have added a supplementary page called What have you learned?.  Under that page, all the quizzes are available once more. This page is useful as a knowledge text overall, for after the course is completed.

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As a student, you will also have access to a forum where you can ask questions and discuss general with other students and your teacher.