Rhetoric Terms

Learn rhetoric terms to be used in this module through the flashcards and image hotspots that provide applied examples with political cartoons.

Societal Ill - Issues within society such as racism, crime, adolescent delinquency, high incarceration rates, and addiction that persist for a period of time and have a negative impact on that society.
Societal Barriers - Obstacles such as laws, attitudes of the populace, and belief systems that hinder or even prohibit a plan from going forward.
Narrative of Casualty - A believable narrative or storyline promoting a plausible explanation as to why a particular ill or ills are festering within the society.

Solvency - Resources and/or measures that can be feasibly taken in order to solve or manage an ill or other issue within a society.
Unintended Consequences - Impacts —usually negative ones—resulting from failure to put the original plan in place, which in turn creates new societal ills.
Feasibility - The idea that certain societal ills can simply be solved or mitigated by the plan set forth.

Righteous Totality - When illustrators or speakers claim a higher power, such as a divine spirit, to promote their viewpoints.
Naïve Realism - A belief that our senses provide us with the means to see things as they really are. Individuals believe that they see the world objectively, and anyone who disagrees with them is uninformed.
In-group Favoritism - When people view others who are like them as being better than those who are different.
Labeling - A process within a society in which groups or individuals classify other groups or individuals based on religion, race, ethnicity, behavior, or class.

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