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?
What is policy?
Democracy became this other form of government in ancient Rome, where citizens could elect senators (instead of individually voting on every issue):
What is the Republic?
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 branch?
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?
I don't believe in black holes. If even light can't get out of one and we'll never see a black hole, why should I?
What is conjecture?
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?
The word "essay" comes from the French word "essayer" which means...
What is "to attempt"?
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 theory?
Generative AI and large language models are not useful in the classroom because those technologies replace any learning that would happen for the student in a writing class.
What is quality?
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?
We've talked a lot about Aristotle this semester, but when was he born?
Within 100 years is correct, 384 B.C.E.
The ideological or physical conditions that limit what you can write (or your audience can accomplish)
What are constraints?
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)?
Contempt is "the unsullied conviction of the worthlessness of another."
What is definition?