PPT-Grammar as Rhetoric and Style

from The Language of Composition Direct Precise and Active Verbs Add energy to writing Language of Composition pp 498499 Read the examples and the analysis of the effects of the verbs. What do the people in your church think about rhetoric?. How is rhetoric abused?. What did Plato think of rhetoric?. Are they right?. Socrates: “Professor . Stilley. , shame on you; how can you talk about rhetoric without first defining it?”. A Brief Introduction. Adapted from Stephen . Harmon and Stanislav . Rivkin . All Images argue something, just like written rhetoric. But unlike written rhetoric, visual rhetoric may be less straightforward. It might require additional analysis to understand the argument . . 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?. A Brief Introduction. Adapted from Stephen . Harmon and Stanislav . Rivkin . All Images argue something, just like written rhetoric. But unlike written rhetoric, visual rhetoric may be less straightforward. It might require additional analysis to understand the argument . . How Are Form and Content Related?. Lecture . 4. : CAT 125. Elizabeth . Losh. http://losh.ucsd.edu. . Langdon Winner on “. Mythinformation. ”. . “Taken . as a whole, beliefs of this kind constitute what . 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. 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..  . Modern Rhetoric. Modern Rhetoric can best be defined by Kenneth Burke, who said “rhetoric is the ability to move bodies to action.”. Have you recently been in a friendly (or heated) debate with someone?. ~created by CSU Instructor . Jenny . Levin ~. What is visual rhetoric?. . How might you use it in your public argument?. What is visual rhetoric?. How is it used?. How might you use them?. What are some good design principles?. 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 . 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?.