Rhetorical Triangle and Academic Vocabulary Quiz

A model that shows how communication works between the speaker, the audience, and the message.

A triangle used in geometry to measure angles.

A diagram showing the relationship between three authors.

A tool for organizing vocabulary words.

The narrator’s position in relation to the story or topic.

The author’s choice of words.

The techniques used to persuade an audience.

The main idea of the message.

To inform

To persuade

To entertain

To confuse

Speaker

Audience

Message

Purpose

What is being communicated?

Who is delivering the message?

What are the audience's beliefs?

What is the main idea?

Their values, beliefs, and expectations

Their favorite color

Their age only

Their occupation only

The speaker's background

What is being communicated

The audience's expectations

The setting of the speech

They do not influence each other

Each side operates independently

A speaker frames a message based on the audience, and the audience interprets the message based on the speaker's credibility

The message is always the most important

They are unrelated

They influence each other

Only the speaker matters

Only the message matters

Who is the speaker?

What is being communicated?

What are the audience's expectations?

What are the speaker's credentials?