Rhetoric Triangle
This is idea created by Aristotle connects the three appeals of rhetoric.
What is the rhetoric triangle?
This persuasive appeal is being used when famous jewelry brand Pandora is selling a new line of necklaces. The face of their line being Queen Elizabeth the Second.
What is ethos?
The art of persuasion through various means, such as spoken, written, or visual language.
What is rhetoric?
This man is named "the Newton of rhetoric."
Who is Artistotle?
A cashier at Publix is asking you to sign up for the store's credit card, explaining the benefits in doing so. Is this an example of rhetoric, yes or no?
Yes
Someone who would read a text or listen to a speech is referred to as this.
What is an audience?
This persuasive appeal is used when Matthew Robert Patrick is releasing a new theory video on why you shouldn't eat at McDonalds. Using information from workers and first-hand sources, he explains his case to his audience.
What is logos?
These are the three branches of oratory.
What are epideictic, deliberative, and judicial?
Fill in the blank. We use rhetoric ____ than in the past.
What is less?
You are listening in to the Presidential debate and watch as the candidates argue for the issues they believe are most important. Explain how this example relates to the rhetorical triangle.
Audience - You / American citizens
Speaker - The candidates
Purpose - To earn your vote
This is the reason for which a text is created.
What is purpose?
This persuasive appeal is used when someone is trying to get others to partake in a protest by telling the audience the horrible recent actions of the local government, riling them up and making them angry.
What is pathos?
During the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, this branch of oratory was used in defining whether the right to a lawyer is an unalienable right.
What is judicial rhetoric?
This city featured an early democratic system and quickly became a rhetoric industry.
What is Athens?
You are at the farmer's market and the seller is trying to overprice you for some stocks of corn. In order to persuade the corn seller to lower their prices you use this rhetorical tool.
What is the rhetorical triangle / ethos, logos, pathos?
Michelle had made a short audio recording for her speech class to prove visuals can affect a speech's impact. In the scenario, Michelle is serving as this part of the rhetorical triangle.
Who is the writer?
This persuasive appeal is used when Griffin tries to convince the members of his school's board game club to run in a charity. To do this he decides to make a short speech and use his role as club leader to convince his fellow players to help.
What is ethos?
This branch of oratory was used by Li Shang in Disney's Mulan when singing "I'll Make a Man Out of You," inspiring his cowardly soldiers to participate in the war.
What is deliberative rhetoric?
This was the first person to use rhetoric historically in Sam Leith's book, Words like Loaded Pistols.
Who is Satan?
Whether you are summoned to court for a testimony, making a senior speech for a member of your club, or persuading your principal to add a new afterschool activity, you'd be using these rhetorical genres.
What are the branches of oratory?
An alternative look of the rhetorical triangle features these three persuasive appeals.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
Sharing the personal experiences of others is a fantastic way to incorporate this persuasive appeal into your writing.
What is pathos?
Twitter threads exposing popular influencers or celebrities often use this branch of oratory when sharing the person's mistakes, blaming them for their actions.
What is epideictic rhetoric?
Aristotle wrote this book to attract pupils, which was a mixture of a handbook and his theory on rhetoric.
What is Rhetoric?
Explain a time when you recently used rhetoric in your everyday life.
We will then define it's relation to rhetoric to see if you were correct.
(Varies depending on audience answer and is explained by Elma and Selma in class)