name that Skill of Rhetoric
the firm retention in the mind of the matter, words, and arrangement of a speech
memory
The method of invention developed to determine the question at issue was first developed by who?
Hermagoras
speak with proper style is an example of what?
loving our neighbor
Point 1a: when you prepare a speech, you must know your ______________.
hearers
What one characteristic distinguished the philosophical rhetorician from the technical and sophist rhetoricians in ancient times?
knowing their audience!
the adaptation of suitable words and sentences to the matter devised
style
Type of question that asks "what are the facts"
conjecture
purpose of an introduction is to?
make our audience recptive
Point 1b : when you prepare a speech, you must know your ______________.; what their character is like, and what they ______________
hearers/audience
believe
Socrates said, "then clearly, Thrasymachus or anyone else who teaches rhetoric in earnest will give an exact description of the nature of the soul...having classified men and speeches..."
What is the "nature of the soul"?
knowing your audience
the graceful regulation of voice, countenance, and gesture
delivery
Type of stasis question that asks "what should be done"
policy
The orator writes a narration in order to what?
let the audience know what information they need to know
Point 1c : when you prepare a speech, you must know your ______________.; what their character is like, and what they ______________, and what they know about the __________
hearers/audience
believe
topic
"then clearly, Thrasymachus or anyone else who teaches rhetoric in earnest will give an exact description of the nature of the soul...having classified men and speeches..."
This quote is from what Plato dialogue?
Phaedrus
the ordering and distribution of the matter, making clear the place to which each thing is to be assigned
arrangement
type of stasis question that asks "to what larger class does it belong?
definition
by establishing THIS, you can create common ground with your audience
Ethos
To be effective in speaking you need to have a good understanding of your audience by understanding the differences in what?
human character
term which means "fitting one's speech to the context and audience "
decorum
the devising of matter, true or plausible, that would make the case convincing
invention
type of stasis question that asks , "is it wise or foolish"
quality
Understanding your own emotions helps you understand the emotions of the audience. This mode is known as
pathos
One significant way we can improve as rhetoricians is to speak with different types of what?
people
term which means "The opportune time or moment"
Kairos