Ethos
This is what Aristotle once said was "almost the whole of persuasion."
What is ethos?
This is the definition of pathos.
What are the emotions of the audience?
This is the definition of logos.
What is the reasoning and argumentation of the speech itself?
This is the definition of enthymeme.
What is a logical syllogism with a missing premise....or an abbreviated syllogism....or a line of reasoning that is purposely incomplete.
This term refers to the common opinion or widely held beliefs of an audience.
What is endoxa?
This is the definition of ethos.
What is the character and credibility of the speaker?
This is where pathos resides in the rhetorical triangle.
Where is in the audience?
This is the definition of deductive reasoning.
What is reasoning that uses general principles and facts to make conclusions about particular instances?
Captain America uses enthymematic reasoning to deduce this about the fellows in the elevator with him.
What is.....these fellows are going to fight me and it's about to go down?!
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away," is an example of this.
What is a maxim?
This is where ethos resides within the rhetorical triangle.
Where is in the speaker?
A wise rhetor recognizes that emotions affect our ____________________.
What are judgements (or decisions)?
This is the definition of inductive reasoning.
What is reasoning the uses observations of particular instances to draw conclusions about general principles?
If a man has his hand on his gun, he's about to use it.
Therefore, this man is about to use his gun!
What is:
If a man has his hand on his gun, he's about to use it.
This man has his hand on his gun.
Therefore, this man is about to use his gun!
Descriptive language and imagery is a great way to connect with this.
What is the pathos of your audience?
These are the three aspects of ethos.
What are goodwill, moral virtue, and practical wisdom?
Aristotle calls the power of the image the power of ____________________ a kind of verbal demonstration that can have an effect as powerful as empirical evidence does.
What is "bringing-before-the-eyes?"
This is an example of it:
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein
What is an analogy?
This is the missing premise in the following enthymeme:
Nervous men get sweaty.
And this man is sweaty!!!!!
What is:
Therefore, this man is nervous!
This fallacy can be seen in the following example:
"After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenceless by cutting military spending."
What is the straw man fallacy?
This is the correct spelling of my Rhetoric teacher's last name.
What is M-Y-E-R-S?
Aristotle says that "The greatest thing by far is to have command of ___________________."
What is metaphor?
This identifies a previous confirmed occurrence that suggests a pattern. For instance, when arguing against a proposed soft drink ban, one notes the drawbacks of a similar ban enacted in a nearby town.
What is historical example?
Enthymemes require the audience to do this, and by so doing they help persuade themselves of the issue at hand.
What is "fill in the missing link?"
What is.......Rhetoric is the art of persuasion...........