r&w 4thq

• Rhetorical Appeal


  art of using words to influence opinions of others
• Ethos


  focuses on trust and authority; author's credibility and expertise
• Logos


  focuses on logic and reasoning; facts, statistics, and citations
• Pathos


  focuses on emotions and feelings; sympathy or based on emotions
• Paragraph


  interrelated sentences that talk about one main idea
• Essay


  group of paragraphs talking about one idea
• Topic Sentence


  gist or idea of the paragraph
• Thesis Statement


  gist or idea of the essay
• Supporting Details


  specific parts of the paragraph that clarify and prove the main idea
• Concluding Statement


  restatement of ideas, summarizes or synthesizes ideas
• Prewriting


  stage in the writing process focused on establishing purpose, gathering materials, brainstorming, semantic webbing, etc.
• Drafting


  discovering ideas, "fast" content of composition
• Revising


  modifies drafting, structural changes, flow or organization; overhauling
• Editing


  "polishing" more on mechanics and technicality, sentence structure and phrasing
• Publishing


  presenting the work
• Proofreading


  checking for errors focused on grammar/syntax/usage, last stage of writing
• Copyreading


  catching errors of fact; focuses on content
• Heading


  includes sender's address and date
• Inside Address


  name and address of recipient
• Salutation


  dear [title] surname, greetings
• Body


  message to deliver in a business letter; simple and clear
• Closing


  precedes formal identification of sender