PPT-The Rhetorical Tradition

First Lesson EVERYTHING IS RHETORIC The Beginnings The transformation of institutions of government into democratic forms created the need for expertise in speaking and writing Prior to the 8 th. (. P. atterns of Development). Rhetorica. l 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. How would you define the words rhetoric or rhetorical?. Classic Definitions of Rhetoric. Aristotle:. . Rhetoric is "the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion.”. ???????????????. Loaded Question Definition. Is used to imply something without coming out and saying it. “Why does the president hate rich people?” implies without saying it that the president hates rich people. That couldn’t stop us. And we just went on before the dogs and we would look at them; and we’d go on before the water hoses and we would look at it, and we’d just go on singing “Over my head I see freedom in the air.” And then we would be thrown in the paddy wagons, and sometimes we were stacked in there like sardines in a can. ARISTOTLE & BEYOND. Rhetoric – the art of using language effectively and persuasively. What is rhetoric?. Ethos – relies on the credibility of the author. Logos – relies on logic and evidence. How would you define the words rhetoric or rhetorical?. Classic Definitions of Rhetoric. Aristotle:. . Rhetoric is "the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion.”. Objective: . LAFS.910.RI.2.6: Determine . an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.. Target Skill. : . To write a rhetorical analysis of an argument.. Vocab, & Grammar: . Practice AP Test #1. Multiple Choice. Do You Know:. PARALLELISM. Rhetorical and Literary Terms. PARALLELISM. is recurrent syntactical similarity. Several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance. Parallelism also adds balance and rhythm and, most importantly, clarity to the sentence.. (. P. atterns of Development). Rhetorica. l 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. How would you define the words rhetoric or rhetorical?. Classic Definitions of Rhetoric. Aristotle:. . Rhetoric is "the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion.”. Lisa S. Villadsen. Section of Rhetoric. University of Copenhagen. Early days, first steps. An extraordinarily irksome and disturbing text; . disconcerting, troubling, . enigmatic . No apologia for reading . Today. , I’ll learn to analyze text using concrete evidence to draw abstract associations in order to make a . valid synthesis . claim.. I’ll know I have learned this when my . synthesis claim . meets or exceeds the criteria for success.. What is rhetoric?. Rhetoric . is the art of speaking . and writing. It’s aim is to: . Persuade. Inform. Express a personal thought. Entertain the reader. Using rhetorical devices. Use them to help strengthen the strategy of your paper. Rhetoric. is a . technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form.. A . rhetorical device . is a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience, such as to persuade or evoke an emotion. .