PPT-A Short Introduction to Rhetoric

Rhetoric is the Art of Persuasive Language Writers and speakers use Rhetoric to convince readers and listeners to do something or to think something Think of every time you want to get your way You are using rhetoric without knowing it. Mrs. Stephanie . Woit. Short Simple Sentences. A simple sentence, strictly defined has a subject and a verb: it consists of one independent clause. A simple sentence may have a compound subject, a compound verb, a modifier, and an object or a complement, but it still is one independent clause.. Why Should Students Care?. Lecture 1: CAT 125. Elizabeth . Losh. http://losh.ucsd.edu. . Who Will You Be in Two Years?. A graduate student? . A corporate intern?. A school teacher?. A medical school student?. The Rhetorical Triangle and . SOAPSTone. What is Rhetoric?. As we discussed earlier, . Corbet. and Connors describe rhetoric as . “the art or the discipline that deals with the use of written, spoken, or visual discourse to inform, persuade, or motivate an audience.”. Mrs. Oualline. English I. Rhetoric is seriously EVERYWHERE. Whether you realize it or not, you are surrounded by RHETORIC!. (It’s really not as creepy as it sounds.). Billboards, Commercials, Ads. Magazines. 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. Chapter 1 . The Language of Composition. Created by: Stephanie . Woit. Definition. “the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion” ~ Aristotle. Key Elements of Rhetoric. 11AP Language & Composition. - Excerpts from Renee H. . Shea’s. . The Language of Composition. , Second Edition. What is it?. To many people, the word rhetoric automatically signals that trickery or deception is afoot.. A. . piece of argumentation that attempts to . p. ersuade . especially . by means . other than. the presentation of good . evidence. .. Rhetoric. Rhetoric vs. Logic. Logic is aimed at . truth. .. Rhetoric is aimed at inducing . Rhetoric is the . Art of Persuasive Language. Writers and speakers use Rhetoric to convince readers and listeners to . do something. or . to think something. .. Think of every time you want to get your way. You are using rhetoric without knowing it!. Rhetoric is: . Speaking or writing effectively . Using words for a purpose; often this purpose is to persuade. . Aristotle: . “the power to see . the possible . ways of . persuading . It’s brief. . & incomplete. . But it packs a punch.. It doesn’t matter where you look, everyone defines rhetoric differently.. . . Rhetoric began 2500 years ago as the study of the . forms of communication and argument essential to public, political and legal life. in Ancient Greece. It has since evolved a rich and diverse body of research, texts, and pedagogies. This book belongs to:. ……………………………………. 1. 1. What is Rhetoric?. Do now: . Read the below, and summarise, in your own words, the 3 main points underneath.. What is Rhetoric?. By Professor Robert S. DeFrance. Eastern Rhetoric. In ancient China (about 500 B.C.E.) rhetoric was defined as, “the art of persuasion, the artistic use of oral and written expressions, for the purpose of changing thought and action at social, political and individual levels” (Lu, X.