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Aristotle’s Rhetoric. What do the people in your church think about rhetoric?. Are they right?. How is rhetoric abused? What did Plato think of rhetoric?. Socrates: “Professor Stilley , shame on you; how can you talk about rhetoric without first defining it?”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric
What do the people in
your church think about rhetoric?
How is rhetoric abused? What did Plato think of rhetoric?
Are they right?
Socrates: “Professor Stilley, shame on you; how can you talk about rhetoric without first defining
it?”
What is Rhetoric? [Opening paragraph] What is the purpose of rhetoric? Is it all about
persuasion?
How did Aristotle define Rhetoric?
What are Aristotle’s three proofs furnished
through speech? 1. 2. 3.
[okay, go ahead and look at page 74]
Demonstration
So, what are appropriate means of persuasion?
Do we use syllogisms when we are engaged in
discourse? [page 75]
What is a syllogism?
“Stilley shops at Dollar Tree.”
What is an enthymeme?
Probability Signification Evidence Example Induction
What?
Deliberative Forensic Display
[page 80]
Three Types of Rhetorical Speech
“…all exhortations and dissuasions are
concerned with happiness…” [page 87] How important was happiness according to
Aristotle? What is Happiness according to Aristotle. What are the elements of Happiness according
to Aristotle?
Deliberative Speech
According to Aristotle, deliberation is primarily
about means rather than ends. [page 91] Therefore, if the chief end of man is
happiness, the deliberative orator primarily addresses means to happiness, not happiness itself.
Would this principle be the same for Christian preachers/teachers?
Happiness as an end, not means
Democracy Oligarchy Aristocracy Monarchy
Which is the United States? England? Russia?
Four Constitutions [page 102]
Virtue and vice Nobility and baseness
What is the difference between laudation and encomium? [page 108]
Display
According to Aristotle, what role does pleasure
play in the mechanics of human behavior?
Forensics
“By law I mean on the one hand particular law
and on the other general law, special being that defined by each group in relation to itself, this being either unwritten or written down, and the general law being that of nature.” [page 125] Empedocles : murder Alcibiades: slavery
Two kinds of crimes; against the community
and against an individual Adultery Mugger Draft-dodger Tax-evasion
Community or Individual
Does equity mean that everyone should be
treated the same? [page 127]
Equity?
When Aristotle speaks of emotion and
character as proofs, is he giving ground to the sophists?
Emotion
Common sense Virtue Goodwill Friendship/enmity Fear/confidence Shame Gratitude Pity Indignation Envy Jealousy
What role should they play?
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