Rhetoric Review

Canons of Rhetoric

100

What are the 5 canons of rhetoric?

Inventio 

Dispositio

Elocutio

Memoria

Actio

200

Which canon is the search/discovery of arguments?

Inventio

300

Which canon is the syntax of the speech or essay?

Elocutio

Persuasive appeals

100

Which persuasive appeal builds up the character/credibility of the speaker?

Ethos

200

Which persuasive appeal builds emotional connections to the audience?

Pathos

300

Which persuasive appeal uses logical reasoning?

Logos

Persuasive Discorse

100

What are the three kinds of persuasive discourse?

Deliberative 

Forensic

Epideitic

200

Which type of persuasive discourse uses worthy and good, and advantageous and useful arguments?

Deliberative

300

Which type of persuasive discourse seeks to defend or condemn someone's actions?

Forensic