1.2 Analyzing the Purpose of a Text

• One common rhetorical purpose is to inform, which means to provide factual information
• Match the rhetorical purpose with its description:

  Inform ↔️ Provide factual information

  Persuade ↔️ Convince the reader

  Entertain ↔️ Amuse or engage the reader

  Analyze ↔️ Examine from multiple perspectives
• A narrative text purpose is to tell a story
• Match the text type with its purpose:

  Expository ↔️ Explain or inform

  Persuasive ↔️ Convince or argue

  Narrative ↔️ Tell a story
• When writing for professionals, authors use technical jargon
• What does the rhetorical purpose of a text refer to?

  Goal or intent
• What is the rhetorical purpose of entertaining a reader?

  To amuse or delight
• Identifying the rhetorical purpose helps in analyzing the rhetorical situation
• Persuasive texts use strong opinions, persuasive language, and appeals to logic and emotion
• Why is understanding text purposes crucial in rhetorical analysis?

  To identify author's goal
• Texts for the general public often use technical jargon and formal tone.

  False
• The structure of a text, such as chronological narration or logical argumentation, provides clues about its rhetorical purpose
• Order the following text structures based on their organizational approach:

  1️⃣ Chronological Narration

  2️⃣ Categorical Comparison

  3️⃣ Cause and Effect
• What is the potential rhetorical purpose of clear, factual claims supported by objective evidence?

  To inform
• Descriptive claims with vivid details and narratives are used to entertain or engage
• By examining the claims and evidence presented, you can gain insights into the author's rhetorical purpose.
• Persuasive claims supported by logical reasoning and appeals aim to persuade or argue.argue
• Identifying claims and evidence is crucial for determining the author's overall rhetorical purpose.
• Supporting evidence refers to the facts, examples, statistics, or logical reasoning the author uses.
• Ethos appeals to the credibility of the author or speaker.
• Pathos employs emotional appeals to connect with the audience.
• Match the persuasive technique with its definition:

  Ethos ↔️ Appeals to credibility

  Logos ↔️ Uses logic and reason

  Pathos ↔️ Employs emotional appeals
• A common rhetorical purpose is to inform or educate the reader.


  True
• An expository text aims to explain or inform readers about a topic.

  True
• Narrative texts engage readers with a plot, characters, and setting.
• Understanding the author's audience is crucial in determining their rhetorical purpose.
• Match the audience with its influence on purpose:

  General Public ↔️ Broad dissemination of information

  Professionals/Experts ↔️ In-depth analysis or complex information

  Targeted Group ↔️ Specific persuasion or action
• Match the text structure with its rhetorical purpose:

  Chronological Narration ↔️ Inform or entertain through storytelling

  Logical Argumentation ↔️ Persuade or convince the audience

  Categorical Comparison ↔️ Analyze or compare different aspects

  Cause and Effect ↔️ Inform and analyze relationships
• Chronological narration arranges events in time order
• What is the purpose of cause and effect structure?

  To explain reasons behind events
• Match the rhetorical purpose with the type of evidence used:

  To inform or explain ↔️ Factual claims supported by objective evidence

  To persuade or convince ↔️ Persuasive claims backed by logical appeals

  To entertain or engage ↔️ Engaging descriptions backed by vivid narratives

  To analyze or evaluate ↔️ Analytical claims backed by critical examination
• The three primary persuasive techniques are ethos, logos, and pathos
• Logos uses logic and reason to present a clear argument.


  True
• What type of appeal does pathos use in persuasion?

  Emotional appeals
• What are the main arguments or assertions made by the author called?

  Claims
• Which persuasive technique employs logic and reason to present a clear argument?

  Logos
• What does the rhetorical purpose of a text refer to?

  The goal or intent
• Identifying the rhetorical purpose is an important step in analyzing the rhetorical situation of a text.


  True
• Why is understanding different types of text purposes crucial?

  To analyze the rhetorical situation
• The rhetorical purpose of a text is always explicitly stated by the author.

  False