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Rhetoric What is it? Plato: Rhetoric is the art of enchanting the soul Rhetoric What is it? Plato: Rhetoric is the art of enchanting the soul

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Philip Johnson Rhetoric is the art of framing an argument so that it can be appreciated by an audience Andrea Lunsford Rhetoric is the art practice and study of human communication John Locke That powerful instrument of error and deceit ID: 636396

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RhetoricSlide2

What is it?

Plato: Rhetoric is the art of enchanting the soul

Philip Johnson: Rhetoric is the art of framing an argument so that it can be appreciated by an audience

.

Andrea Lunsford: Rhetoric is the art, practice, and study of human communicationJohn Locke: That powerful instrument of error and deceitThomas Farrell: Rhetoric is an acquired competency, a manner of thinking that events possibilities for persuasion, conviction, action, and judgmentsSlide3

Rhetorical elements: Alliteration

Repetition of the same sound beginning in the same sentence.

L

et us go forth to

lead the land we

love. (JFK)Veni

,

v

idi, vici. ( Julius Caesar)Effect?Slide4

Anadiplosis

repetition of one or several words, specifically of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next.

Men in great place are thrice

servants

: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business. (Francis Bacon)Effect?Slide5

Anaphora

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.

We shall

not flag or fail.

We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall

fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air.

We shall

defend our

island a…” ( Churchill)Slide6

Antithesis

Opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction

Extremism in defense of liberty is

no vice

, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue . ( Barry Goldwater)Not that I loved Caesar

less, but that I loved Rome

more

.

( Anthony in JC)Slide7

AssonanceRepetition of the same sound in words close together.

Thy kingdom

come

, thy will be

done.Row, row , row your boat.Slide8

AsyndetonLack of conjunctions between coordinate phrased, clauses or words

But in a larger sense,

we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. ( Lincoln/

Gettyburg address)Slide9

Conceit

Extended metaphor. Elaborate figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things. The comparison may be startling, farfetched, or intellectual. (A metaphor on steroids)

Remembrance has a Rear and Front

‘Tis

something like a House-It has a garret alsoFor Refuse and the Mouse(Emily Dickinson)Slide10

Euphemism

Substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one that is thought to be offensive, harsh ,or blunt.Greek for “use of good words”

To pass away = he is no longer with us= die

Conflict= war

Friendly fire= accidently killing soldiers on your own side Undocumented workers= illegal aliensRevenue enhancement= more taxes

Answer the call of nature= Slide11

Invective

Insulting or abusive word or expression, name –callingJelly-boned swine

Impudent strumpet

Ignorant scum of putrescence

Philistine pig Whining hypocritical toad Slide12

Metonymy

Substitution of one word for another which it suggests

He is a man of the

cloth

. ( religious)

The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world.

words war

The

pen is mightier than the sword. Slide13

Paraprosdokian

Surprise or unexpected ending of a phrase or series

There but for the grace of God- goes God.

Change is inevitable, except from the vending machine.

If I agreed with you we would both be wrong.I didn’t say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.Slide14

PolysyndetonThe repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases, or clauses.

I said, “Who killed him?”

and

he said, “ I don’t know,

and it was dark and there was water in the street and no light and windows broke

and boats all tied up and everything…”Slide15

Synecdoche

Understanding one thing for another; a part for the whole, or the whole for the part.Give us this day our

daily bread

.

The US won three gold medals.I need a new set of wheels.The

white house has a new budget.My ride

isn’t here yet.Slide16

SyllogismDeductive scheme of a formal argument

Contains a major premise, minor premise & conclusion

Major

premise: All

men are mortal.Minor premise: Socrates is a man.Conclusion: Socrates is mortal.