Rhetoric 101
This is the term for a speaker or person who persuades through written or spoken language.
What is a rhetor?
This type of discussion takes place between two people.
What is dialectic?
This rhetorical appeal relies on factual evidence and reason.
What is logos?
This Greek term means goodwill.
What is eunoia?
Aristotle said all emotions come from these two broad categories.
What are pain and pleasure?
These ancient teachers were known for clever and manipulative arguments.
Who were the Sophists?
This type of discussion involves one person speaking to an audience.
What is rhetoric?
This rhetorical appeal focuses on the credibility or character of the speaker.
What is ethos?
This Greek term means moral virtue.
What is arete?
This rhetorical appeal focuses on emotion or the emotional disposition of the audience.
What is pathos?
Aristotle says there are two different types of discussion: rhetoric and ____?
What is dialectic?
To be effective speakers, we need to ____ our audience while also understanding both sides of an argument.
What is know our audience?
On Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle, logos corresponds to this part of the rhetorical situation.
What is the subject or message?
This Greek term means practical wisdom.
What is phronesis?
Aristotle believed this emotion results from an injustice against you or someone you care about.
What is anger?
This is Aristotle's definition of rhetoric.
"The faculty of observing, in any given case, the available means of persuasion."
This term describes the credibility or character of the speaker.
What is ethos?
On Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle, pathos corresponds to this group.
Who is the audience?
Aristotle said a speaker establishes ethos through these three qualities. Name all three in English.
What are goodwill, moral virtue and practical wisdom?
Being genuine, showing empathy and telling an interesting story are ethical ways to use this rhetorical appeal.
What is pathos?
This Greek term refers to common opinion.
What is endoxa?
Aristotle defined this as feelings that change people's judgment and are also attended by pain or pleasure.
What is pathos?
Complete all three parts of Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle: Logos = ? Pathos = ? Ethos = ?
Logos = subject/message; Pathos = audience; Ethos = speaker/rhetor.
Name three practical things a speaker can do to increase credibility with an audience.
Any three: Be prepared, demonstrate competence, be trustworthy, dress appropriately, be authentic, speak fluently, speak confidently, ask questions of the audience or use appropriate humor.
An ethical speaker should channel the audience's emotion but balance it with this appeal.
What is logos?