Get out the Vote
Rhetoric and _______ were created in the same place, ancient Greece.
What is democracy?
While Aristotle literally wrote the book on rhetoric, this guy was his teacher:
Who is Plato?
This rhetorical appeal dictates how a text ought to be organized:
What is logos?
This rhetorical appeal is the quickest way to change someone's mind: the "kerosene of persuasion"
What is pathos?
Democracy become this other form of government in ancient Rome, where citizens could elect senators (instead of individually voting on every issue):
What is the Republic?
We've talked a lot about Aristotle this semester, but when was he born?
Within 100 years is correct: 384 B.C.E
The two words that refer to time in Greek are chronos, which would be a calendar or clock, and ______, which means ________
Kairos, and opportune moment for persuasion (strike while the iron is hot)
Ad hominem, Straw man, or false choice are all good examples of this concept:
What is a logical fallacy?
This is the city-state in which democracy was invented.
What is Athens?
This Roman lawyer is often cited as a master of rhetoric: he created the tricolon (a three part, parallel structure for emphasizing ideas) and wrote the Pro Caelio:
Who is Cicero?
How does our textbook define argument?
Writing or communication the writer hopes will shape or alter the audience's attention in particular ways.
The levels of argument (conjecture, definition, quality, and policy) are all about this idea, which means writers arguing at the same level and talking about the same thing:
What is stasis?
Who said "Democracy is the worst form of government--apart from all the others that came before it." A: Margaret Thatcher, B: John F. Kennedy, C. Winston Churchill, D. Donald Trump
Who is Winston Churchill?
According to myth, the citizens of Athens accepted this gift from the goddess Athena (which is how the city got its name!)
What is an olive tree?
This term refers to how a newspaper might use a caption to make an audience interpret an image in a certain way:
What is anchorage?
This term refers to the flaw, problem, or need that exists in society that your writing addresses:
What is exigency (why does your writing exist, what called your writing into being)?