the rhetorical triangle

The Rhetorical Triangle

Speaker: Who is the author (or artist) of this piece of rhetoric? Who is behind the message?

Speaker: Who is the author (or artist) of this piece of rhetoric? Who is behind the message?

Subject: What is the message? What is the speaker’s main argument? What is their purported argument? (These may be the same)

Speaker: Who is the author (or artist) of this piece of rhetoric? Who is behind the message?

Subject: What is the message? What is the speaker’s main argument? What is their purported argument? (These may be the same)

Audience (Intended Who does the speaker hope will receive the message? Who has actually received the message? (These may be the same groups) and Actual):

Considering the rhetorical triangle can help us determine the success of a piece of rhetoric.

For Thursday:

Find a piece of visual rhetoric and fill out the rhetorical triangle sheet. Be sure to bring the sheet AND the rhetoric with you to class on Thursday.