PPT-An Introduction to Rhetoric: Using the Available Means

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. 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?”. Rhetorical Devices. Vocabulary. Reading Rhetoric. Word Roots. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. Rhetorical Devices . 100. Home. Answer. ETHOS, PATHOS, or LOGOS appeal?. Rhetorical Devices . a means values a a a final a a I a Informed Argument, a free combination a a speakers puts a I I I I a a a will Rhetoric Review a a a a 5 a I a first I livid. I a fine five 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?. 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!. 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?. 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.