Rhetoricians
Who said this quote?
"I think, therefore I am."
Descartes
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
ethos, pathos, logos
What is metaphor? Give an example.
figure of speech or analogy
Which branch in the Indo-European language tree does English belong to?
Western Germanic, Germanic Branch
What kind of theorist as Aristotle?
Empiricist theorist
What are the three branches of rhetoric?
judicial/forensic, epideictic, deliberative/legislative
What is exigence? Give an example.
The "need being filled" or what can be changed about a situation.
What is the difference between the Dark Ages and Medieval times?
Nothing really. They refer to the same general period.
Whao wrote The Book of the Honeycomb’s Flow?
Judah Messer Leon
How do naturalists believe we learn?
By observing nature
What is Kairos? Give an example.
The right timing
What two weeks during the semester do we have required individual conferences instead of class?
Week 8 & week 14
Who said the following quote?
“...in every free nation, and most of all in
communities which have attained the enjoyment of
peace and tranquility, [the art of rhetoric] has always
flourished above the rest and remained ever
supreme”
Cicero (page 119)
What are the three components of the metatheory that Smith attributes to Lloyd Bitzer?
Exigence, Audience, and Constraints
What is lexicon?
a specific area of vocabulary related certain knowledge
What is a warrant from the following claim?
After school jobs are bad for high school students because they use up valuable study time.
Any of the following:
If you have an after-school job, you won't have time to study.
Studying/grades is more important than money/having a job.
Teenagers don't need to make money.
Which rhetorician posited that the poorer the mind, the more likely it was to be concerned with materials things and survival?
Hugh of St. Victor
The Rhetorica divides existing rhetorical theory into which 5 canons?
What is sophistry?
the use of fallacious arguments/trying to deceive in an argument
What material resources do you have access to if you miss a class?
Peer notes (if you ask)
Slideshow posted end of week
Whiteboard notes posted end of week
Discussion Leader presentations posted end of week