Rhetorical Modes in Writing - Patterns of Development and Purpose
Explore the various rhetorical modes in writing, including narration, illustration, division-classification, process analysis, comparison/contrast, cause-effect, definition, and argumentation. Discover how these modes are applied through examples and evidence, with insights on babysitting scenarios and caregiver interactions.
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Rhetorical Modes (Patterns of Development) Rhetorical Mode Purpose Description To detail what a person, place or object is like Narration To relate an event Illustration To provide specific instances or examples
Modes Rhetorical Modes Purpose Division-Classification To divide something into parts or to group related things into categories. Process analysis To explain how something happens or how something is done. Comparison/Contrast To point out similarities and/or dissimilarities
Modes Rhetorical Modes Purpose Cause-Effect To analyze reasons and consequences Definition To explain the meaning of a term or concept Argumentation To win people over to a point of view
Rhetorical Modes Evidence Generated Description Details about a child who, while being babysat, was badly hurt playing on a backyard swing. Narration Story about the time a friend babysat a child who became seriously ill and whose condition was worsened by the babysitter s remedies Illustration Examples of potential babysitting problems: an infant who rolls off a changing table ; a toddler who sticks objects into an electric outlet; a school-age child who is bitten by a neighborhood dog. A typical babysitting evening divided into stages: playing with the kids; putting them to bed; dealing with their nighttime fears once they re in bed. Classify the different types of fears Division-classification
Rhetorical Modes Evidence Generated Process Analysis Step-by-step account of what a babysitter should do if a child becomes ill. Comparison-contrast Contrast between two babysitters: one well prepared, the other unprepared Cause and Effect Why children have temper tantrums; the effect of such tantrums on an unskilled babysitter Definition What is meant by a skilled babysitter Argumentation-persuasion A proposal for a babysitting training program to be offered by the local community center.
Citation: Nadel, Langan, Comodromos. The Longman Writer Seventh Edition 2007.
