PPT-The Rhetorical Structure of Attribution

  Andrew Potter Department of Computer Science amp Information Systems University of North Alabama Florence Alabama USA apotter1unaedu   Attribution A relation B etween a statement or belief . Commas and periods go inside quotation marks. . Question marks go inside if when applies to quoted matter only, outside if apply to the whole sentence:. Who wrote “Gone With the Wind”?. He asked, “How long will it take?”. Theory. Attribution Theory –. What is it?. Attribution theory looks at the . reasons. coaches or players give in response to their . success. or . failure. in sport.. Strongly . links. to ‘. Syntax. How sentence structure may be a rhetorical strategy. Syntax is the order of words in a sentence/the sentence structure. Certain syntactical choices can have a . rhetorical effect . and can contribute to the . Syntax. How sentence structure may be a rhetorical strategy. Syntax is the order of words in a sentence/the sentence structure. Certain syntactical choices can have a . rhetorical effect . and can contribute to the . Jeffrey Hunker, JHA LLC. Matt Bishop, UC . Davis. Carrie Gates, CA Labs. Agenda. What . we are doing. G. eneralized . framework for attribution. P. olicy . negotiation a key part of this. B. enefits. Julia Hirschberg. CS 4705. Thanks to Dan Jurafsky, Diane Litman, Andy Kehler, Jim Martin . What makes a text or dialogue coherent? . “Consider, for example, the difference between passages (18.71) and (18.72). Almost certainly not. The reason is that these utterances, when juxtaposed, will not exhibit coherence. Do you have a discourse? Assume that you have collected an arbitrary set of well-formed and independently interpretable utterances, for instance, by randomly selecting one sentence from each of the previous chapters of this book.” . English III. Rhetorical Devices. Tools a writer/speaker uses to communicate clearly to his/her audience.. Used for persuasion or argumentation. Rhetorical Questions. Definition: A question that needs no answer.. Your opportunity to write your own jeremiad. Basic Structure. Your jeremiad must include the basic parts of the form: . Present a biblical or spiritual (or personal) ideal for behavior. Describe the ways individuals or communities have fallen short. Identifying structure . We have looked at the structure of broadcast news. Now we will be looking at the structure of news in written form. Again you need to learn to identify the text is organised. You will also be looking at attribution and evaluation. Speech in the Virginia Convention. Updated: October 2013. Historical Context . In the spring of 1775, although many suspected an attack by the British, delegates from the state of Virginia could not agree whether going to war with Great Britain was the correct course of action or not. After the anti-war crowd spoke, Patrick Henry stood up and gave a rousing speech that convinced the listeners war was the correct option. . for “The Declaration of Independence”. What is rhetoric?. The ability to use language effectively in order to persuade the listener or reader.. OR. The art of using speech to persuade, influence, or  please.. Sentence structure, conventions, and language. Rhetorical Analysis. The purpose of rhetorical analysis is to determine how an author uses . language. to . create meaning. , develop his or her . purpose(s). Rhetoric. is a . technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form.. A . rhetorical device . is a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience, such as to persuade or evoke an emotion. . will . begin . soon.. Please mute your sound to avoid noise distraction during the webinar.. College Readiness for English. presented by Virginia Crank, UW-La Crosse; Wade Mahon, UW-Stevens Point; Karen McLeer, UW-Platteville; Shevaun Watson, UW-Milwaukee.