Rhetorical Strategies

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 mixed) · 2 studies (1 causal, 1 theoretical), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

Rhetorical strategies are deliberate moves learners use to persuade, frame, emphasize, appeal to an audience, or strengthen the force of an argument. They are useful when communication goals depend on audience awareness as well as evidence and logic.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• A communicative purpose and audience
• Criteria for effective rhetorical choices

Constraints

• Rhetorical technique without substance can produce weak arguments dressed up persuasively

Target Learning Goals

• Improve persuasive communication and audience-aware argumentation.

Affordances

• Rhetorical Skill Development
• Perspective-Taking

Claims

• Mission statements across the U15, Russell Group, and Ivy League exhibit Booth's rhetorical corruptions, with polished rhetoric of excellence obscuring concrete commitments [~W]
• An argument's named authoritative author increased mathematicians' persuasiveness ratings, but the authority effect vanished for deductive proofs [~W]

Related Elements

• Persuasion
• Public Speaking
• Argumentation

Patterns That Use This Element

• Debate
• Discussion-Based Learning

Examples

• Learners revise the framing, evidence emphasis, or appeals in an argument for a specific audience.

Key Sources

• Aristotle. Rhetoric.

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