This document provides an introduction to rhetoric and the writing process. It defines rhetoric as the skill of using language to influence or persuade others. It outlines five assumptions about rhetoric, including that it is culturally determined and aims to induce cooperation through more than just persuasion. The document also introduces the writing triangle, which emphasizes choosing a subject, purpose, and audience. It provides examples of how the elements in the writing triangle affect sentence choice. Students are assigned to write a short text describing their likes/dislikes of writing in English for a classmate.

1. Lesson One Defining Rhetoric Neijiang Normal University - Week One - Brent A. Simoneaux

2. “ A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work. ” Plagiarism 剽窃 \`plā-jə-,ri-zəm\ (noun) :

3. Defining Rhetoric Ancient Greece

4. Rhetoric 修辞学 \`re-tə-rik\ (noun) : “ The skill of using language in speech or writing in a special way that influences or persuades people”

5. Rhetoric 修辞学 Extrapolating Meaning A skill, an art Making choices

6. Five Assumptions About Rhetoric 1. Rhetoric is both a field of humane study and a pragmatic art ; that is, we can read about it as well as practice it. 2. The practice of rhetoric is culturally determined . 3. When we practice rhetoric, we use language to ‘ induce cooperation ’ in an audience.

7. Five Assumptions About Rhetoric 4. The purpose of rhetoric, inducing cooperation, involves more that mere persuasion , narrowly defined. Discourse ( 演说 ) that affects an audience, that informs, moves, delights, and teaches, has a rhetorical aim. 5. Rhetoric implies choices , for both the writer and the audience.

8. Subject Purpose Audience The Writing Triangle

9. Audience is usually the most difficult to make choices about when writing in a foreign language. We must read in order to understand how to make these choices. The Writing Triangle Subject: What you are writing about; your writing assignment Purpose: Why you are writing Audience: Who your reader is

10. Writing is the skill of conscientiously making choices based on t he w riting t riangle . The Writing Triangle

11. The Writing Triangle Example Subject: the door Purpose: to persuade someone to shut the door Audience: a friend Sentence: “Hey, man. Shut the door, will ya?”

12. The Writing Triangle Example Subject: the door Purpose: to persuade someone to shut the door Audience: a student Sentence: “Please shut the door.”

13. The Writing Triangle Example Subject: the door Purpose: to persuade someone to shut the door Audience: my son Sentence: “How many times do I have to tell you? Shut the door!”

14. This semester, we will be learning how to identify the elements in the writing triangle and learning how these elements affect the choices we make when we are writing. The Writing Triangle

15. Next Week Making Choices: The Dimensions of Language

16. The Writing Assignment Write one or two paragraphs in which you describe and/or explain to one of your classmates your like or dislike for writing in English. Length : 100 - 200 words Due at the beginning of next week’s class.

17. The Reading Assignment Preview Chapter 2, pgs 17-28 for next week’s class