Plato
Plato's Primary Function of Rhetoric
to pass along the truth we learn through dialectic
Ethos Pathos and Logos!!
Gorgias' 4 Arguments in the Enconium
by will of gods, by force, by persuasion, by love
Double Points! Quintilian Crash Course:
- good man speaking well (?)
- basis of Q's rhetorical education
1. you have to be a good person to be a good rhetor
2. imitation
What's my favorite color?
Purple :)
World of Forms
where the true unknowable perfect essence of everything is. Think the funky chair that is only an imitation of the best funkiest chair in the world of forms.!
Aristotle's 3 Genres
Deliberate (political) Epideictic (ceremonial) Forensic (Judicial)
Gorgias' Comparisons of Rhetoric
witchcraft, physical force and drugs
Cicero's 3 Styles of Speaking
plain (proof) middle (pleasure) vigorous (persuasion)
Perelman's Presence
a sense of urgency, bringing it to the forefront
Metaphor For the Soul
There's a charioteer and two horses. You (the rational mind) are the charioteer. One horse is metaphysical wisdom truth etc. The other is the physical world, sin etc. You choose!! :)
Endoxa... what is it?
The assumptions and beliefs an audience has (their characteristics)
Isocrates' 3 Characteristics of Good Oratory
Originality, fitness for the occasion, style
Two Shifts In Roman Rhetoric
persuasion to eloquence
audience to character
Perelman's Basis of Argreement
facts, truths and presumptions
Dialectic (as a method)
The Counter part to rhetoric and how we come close to finding Truth logically. We learn by breaking down one thing into many sub sections and sub sub sections etc.
The Five Rhetorical Canons
Invention Arrangement Style Memory Delivery
Double Points! Dissoi Logoi (the translation) and Dissoi Logoi (the method)
Opposing Arguments
an epistemic method of inquiry where you take all perspectives on an issue into account
Double Points for Feizi Crash Course!
Primary Audience and rule of thumb for catering to them.
the ruler
embellish pride obliterate shame
Toulmin Model
data claim warrant rebuttal backing qualifier
Metaphysics of Presence
language can only get you so close to absolute CAPITAL T truth! This Truth is above humanity. Slay Plato.
Enthymeme vs Syllogism
I'll be so real I'm not writing all this but I'll tell you if it's right :)
Isocrates' Multistep Composing Process
(obtain knowledge) choose topics, join them into a thesis, arrange them, pay attention to what the occasion demands, adorn with striking thoughts, add melodious phrases
Influence of the Greeks on Roman Rhetoric
Again, that's a lot, let's discuss
The Entire Jewish Sophistic
telos, significance of genesis, tanakh