The faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.
100
C
Which of the following theorists of rhetoric were sophists?
a. Plato and Aristotle.
b. Augustine and Ramus.
c. Gorgias and Isocrates.
d. None of the above.
100
Dialectic
Aristotle defined rhetoric as the “counterpart of _________.”
100
Preaching
What new form of rhetoric did Augustine invent?
100
Emergence of democracy
What key development created a demand for instruction in public speaking in classical Greece?
200
An effect that goes beyond persuasion to produce “ecstasy” in readers
Sublime
200
Gorgias
Who is considered the father of Sophistry?
200
Citizenship & education/morality
Isocrates believed the purpose of rhetoric was to promote ______ & ______.
200
Musical and rhythmic
How do you best describe Gorgias’ oratory?
200
Deliberative, forensic, epideictic
What are the genres of rhetoric that Aristotle describes?
300
A teacher who educated citizens to be effective rhetors so they could win court cases and be more effective politicians
Sophist
300
Margaret Fell
She promoted women's religious education and advocated for personal interpretation of scripture
300
Personal self-expression
Style in the Belletristic Movement uses language as __________ _____-__________.
300
To teach, to please, and to persuade
According to Cicero, the three main purposes of rhetoric are:
300
Ethos, pathos, logos
What are the proofs of rhetoric that Aristotle describes?
400
1. Involves an audience
2. Inventive/analytic
3. Symbolic
4. Establishes what is probably true
Rhetoric (according to Borchers)
400
Mary Astell
Who promoted women's secular education and women as public communicators in writing?
400
Improve how we use language
John Locke believed the task of philosophy was to _______________________________________________.
400
The father of the liberal arts
Isocrates can rightly be described as:
400
A
11. Gorgias, in his Encomium of Helen, compares persuasive speech to:
a. the power of drugs over the nature of bodies.
b. the seven wonders of the ancient world.
c. the worst propaganda of the 20th century.
d. None of the above.
Who sought to find truth in nature and understand language psychologically?
500
Clearly, consistently, and simply
Locke believed that language creates endless obscurity, confusion, misunderstanding, etc. He believed the solution was to communicate __________ , __________, and __________.
500
C
28. Which of the following statements best describes the significance of Aristotle’s Rhetoric?
a. It was largely ignored in rhetorical theory until recent years.
b. It was the earliest theory of rhetoric, before all others.
c. It created the historically dominant vocabulary of rhetoric.
d. None of the above.
500
North American Indian, Ancient Egyptian, and Ancient Chinese
Which three cultures’ rituals of communication did we read about in Kennedy?