General
How many lines is a sonnet?
14
What author wrote a collection of 154 sonnets exactly?
William Shakespeare
Name and define the second canon.
Organization - Ordering the content. Structure.
Name and define the 6th part of an essay.
Peroratio - conclusion. Wrap things up, giving an emotional appeal. May include a call to action or address the "so what"/"why does this matter" question
Common Topic: Definition
What question does this ask?
"What kind of thing is it?"
Subtopics:
-Genus/Species
-Division
-Etymology
-Synonym/Antonym
-Description
-Example
Pathos is....
an appeal to the audience's emotions
Name the three rhetorical appeals.
Logos, ethos, and pathos
Name and define the 4th canon.
Memory - truly knowing and remembering your content.
Name and define the 5th part of an essay.
Refutatio - Counter proofs. Anticipating and Arguing against someone's objections to your thesis.
Common Topic: Comparison
What question does it ask?
To what can I compare this thing?
Subtopics:
-similarity/analogy
-difference
-degree
Ethos refers to an appeal based on...
your credibility and character
Which 2 canons of rhetoric are critically important for establishing ethos?
Memory and Delivery.
Name and define the third canon of rhetoric.
Style - the thought put into words. What words you choose, what expressions, etc.
Name and define the 4th part of an essay.
confirmatio - your proofs. the substance of your argument/logic
Common Topic: Relationship
What question does it ask?
"What is its relationship to other things?"
Subtopics:
- Cause/Effect
-Antecedent/Consquent
-Contraries/Contradictories
According to Aristotle, what is the goal of rhetoric?
to find the most effective arguments for your particular situation.
Name 3 types of figures of speech.
Answers vary.
Name and define the 5th canon.
Delivery - All about presentation. Focusing on your physical and vocal features.
Partitio - your thesis statement
Common Topic: Circumstance
What question does this ask?
"In what circumstances does this thing exist?"
Subtopics:
-Possible/Impossible
-Past fact/future fact
Rhetoric is....
the art of discovering available means of persuasion. The art of ruling the minds of men, etc.
Name the 3 presidents we have studied in one way or another this Fall.
Washington, Reagan, and Kennedy.
Name and define the first canon.
Invention - Brainstorming, discovering persuasive arguments.
Name and define the first two parts of a classically structured essay.
Exordium - introduction/hook
Narratio - background info and context for your argument
Common Topic: Testimony
What question does this ask?
"Do outsiders have anything to say about this thing?"
Subtopics:
-Testimonial
-Law
-Statistics
-Example
-Authority
-Maxim