Key Concepts
Invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.
What are the five faculties of oratory?
How many speeches in the Bible begin.
What is a call to attention?
Repeating the arguments throughout your speech.
What is a summary?
A systematic method of invention developed by Hermagoras.
What is stasis theory?
Ordering and distribution of the matter, making clear the place to which each thing is to be assigned.
What is arrangement?
An idea or statement that you are trying to argue for. A starting point.
What is a thesis?
What is a reference to the occasion?
A conclusion that is meant to invoke emotion. In the Bible it is in the tone of a call to obedience.
What is a call to action?
Focus on the facts.
What is conjecture?
The beginning of the discourse, and by it the hearer's mind is prepared for attention.
What is the introduction?
Introduction, narration, division, proof, refutation, and conclusion.
What are the six parts of a discourse? What is arrangement?
An attempt to secure interest/attention of your audience. Useful if your hearers have become weary of listening to speeches.
What is stating something surprising?
Distance yourself from your opponent.
What is contrast?
Focus on what the thing is.
What is a definition?
What is the division?
An ancient latin text that we referred to throughout the unit.
What is the Ad Herennium?
Elaboration/refutation of a previous speech.
What is a reference to a previous speech?
Adding words from another person. This lends credibility to the speech, connecting your thoughts to people or things the audience admires, and allows recognition.
What is a famous saying?
Focus on if the thing is positive or negative.
What is quality?
The presentation of our arguments, together with their corroboration.
What is the proof?
Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. You will say to me then, 'Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?' But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, 'Why have you made me like this?' Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
An introduction that can be used either by you or your opponent.
What is a common introduction?
Referring back to the introduction. Commonly used in sermons.
What is a bookend?
What is policy?
The destruction of our adversaries' arguments.
What is refutation?