Rhetorical Tools
This tense uses choices in order to persuade an audience.
What is Future Tense?
This tense used in rhetoric used blame in order to convince an audience of something
What is Past Tense?
The rhetorical tool in which you yield a point of your opponent's to gain credibility.
What is Concession?
This chapter is used as an overview and introduction to rhetoric. Its main focus is on creating a solid, useable argument along with stating who created the first ideas of rhetoric. The concepts mentioned within the chapter are all centered around the idea of creating a useable argument.
What is Chapter 1?
This quote is an example of what tool:
"Now I am confident that you gentlemen will review without passion the evidence that you have heard, come to a decision, and restore this man to his family."
What is Setting the Goal?
The first trait of Aristotle's traits of leadership starting with a V shows shared beliefs
What is Virtue?
This rhetorical tool defines what you want to accomplish from an argument.
What is Setting the Goal?
This tense used in rhetoric uses values in order to attempt to persuade an audience
What is Present Tense?
This chapter centers on the idea of moving your audience to make a choice and not push them further to defending their point. The chapter shows tools that help shift the blame to wherever you want it and tries to make sure your argument is doing what you want it to do.
What is Chapter 3?
This tense is used primarily in this quote “Now, gentlemen, in this country our courts are the great levelers. In our courts, all men are created equal. I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and of our jury system. That's no ideal to me. That is a living, working reality!"
What is Present Tense?
This rhetorical tool is used to convince your audience that you are an unbiased source.
What is Disinterest?
This 2 word trait of leadership emphasizes the ability to get an audience to believe in your skill.
What is practical wisdom?
This is needed directly following a concession in order for the rhetorical tool to be effective.
What is a transition?
This chapter establishes the difference between an argument and a fight. And encourages you to set a goal for your argument and what you want to change in your audience. The chapters tools help in accomplishing a specific goal
What is Chapter 2?
This rhetorical tool is shown in the first sentence of this quote. "She is the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance. But, my pity does not extend so far as to her putting a man's life at stake, which she has done in an effort to get rid of her own guilt. Now I say 'guilt,' gentlemen, because it was guilt that motivated her."
What is Concession?