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Argument
Argument
an attempt to persuade someone of something, by giving reasons or evidence for accepting a particular conclusion
The
Greeks
Rhetoric
Rhetoric
The ways we influence what people do, think, or say.
Or you the speaker, I guess
blatantly stolen from Acephalous.typepad.com
interpretation
The Tree of Rhetoric
The Tree of Rhetoric
Logos
The Tree of Rhetoric
Logos
Pathos
The Tree of Rhetoric
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Logical
Logos
Syllogism:
All students want to Learn
Brenda is a Student
Brenda Wants to Learn
Text
Logos
Enthymeme:
All students want to Learn
Brenda is a Student
Brenda Wants to Learn
Commonplace--Audience already believes this
LogosDeductive Reasoning: Reasoning from Principles
We all know that freedom is better than slavery, so a freer school system is clearly better for all
Inductive Reasoning: Reasoning from Experience
In every school system we studied, those with later start times had better attendance and Test Scores
Logos
Claim + Evidence
If we start school later, Students will learn more
The Tree of RhetoricPathos
EmotionalAppeal
Fear, Discrimination, Revenge
Love, C harity, Brotherhood
Use of Figurative Speech: metaphors, rhetorical questions, parallelism
Ask not what your country can do for you...
But what you can do for your country.
Use of Figurative Speech: metaphors, rhetorical questions, parallelism
Ask not what your country can do for you...
But what you can do for your country.
Framing
The Tree of Rhetoric
Ethos
Credibility
Credibility
Persuading by convincing the audience that the speaker is worth listening to
Credibility
Trustworthiness
Credibility
Trustworthiness
Similarity
Credibility
Trustworthiness
Similarity
Special Knowledge
Credibility
Trustworthiness
Similarity
Special Knowledge
Expert Knowledge
Credibility
Trustworthiness
Similarity
Special Knowledge
Expert Knowledge:
I want to convince the principal to let students wear political messages on their t-shirts. Which ethos issues should I consider?
The Tree of Rhetoric
Emotional
Logical
Credibility
Classical GreekOratory
Classical Oration
Introduction (Exordium): beginning the web, draw interest
Narration (Narratio): factual info, define the problem
Confirmation (Confirmatio): detail about the arguments, the nuts and bolts of your case
Refutation (Refutatio): addresses counter-arguments, consider audience
Conclusion (Peroratio): satisfying close
I
Never
Called
Rhetoric
Crazy