Shady Emad 2 Understanding the Traditional Canons of Rhetoric: Invention & Memory A piece of writing always exists in context. Situation prompts the writer to write about a certain subject‚ members of an audience read the piece‚ and a purpose determines how the writer approaches both the situation and the audience. A piece of writing works in three closely related ways (Appeals): 1) To convey its information and points to readers 2) To influence their thinking. 3) To change their actions
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better mannered‚ alert‚ his voice and tone changes‚ and he tries to exhibit himself as the perfect person for the job; he is thinking rhetorically. Business majors often study rhetorical philosophies in order to understand‚ discover‚ and develop arguments for certain situations. They want to learn how to accommodate their persona to whatever communication situation they might encounter by appealing to their customer’s emotions. Thinking rhetorically can have disadvantages. For example‚ as someone
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features when composing their documents” (Gregory). Some examples of Greek rhetoric include‚ “the Sermon on the Mount…deliberative‚ Jesus’ speech and prayer in John 13-17…epideictic‚ and 2nd Corinthians…forensic” (Gregory). This means that New Testament writers explained how Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament storyline as well as used the common persuasion methods of the their day. For example‚ Jewish interpretation and Greek rhetoric can be found in the way Luke writes his Gospel and the book of Acts.
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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are working mothers‚ but those who have a career away from home have an extra challenge in their life. In many families today‚ mothers continue to work because they have careers that they have spent years developing. Some mothers need to work to support their family. I’m against working mothers because she will be bad mood most of the time‚ she will not have time for her home and children‚ and can’t have fun time because she is busy every weekend. The first reason against working is that they
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Jeffrey Lee Professor Lewis English 2 10 February 2010 Michael Moore Loves Rhetoric One of the most effective ways Moore draws our attention is by using real testimonies. By interviewing Americans who have been wronged by the health care system‚ he cleverly intertwines rhetoric to create a strong argument for universal health care. For example‚ after he presents the audience with a logos appeal‚ an ethos and/or pathos appeal will follow‚ or vice versa. Like a chain reaction‚ the appeals
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judged based off of your skin color? How many of you witnessed someone getting put down do to their ethnicity? Why is it okay to racially profile someone based off their skin tone ? Today I am here to make you; my audience‚ aware of the Racism in our world and how we can encourage others to promote equality. Racism has grown to high levels‚ especially after the election of Trump for president. For example‚ according to a reuters news article‚ in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency‚ U
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Samantha Rhoads Literature Humanities Essay One‚ Wordcount: 2029 4 October 2014 The Role of Feminine Rhetoric Aeschylus’s The Oresteia explores the nuances of persuasive rhetoric. One of the most verbally powerful characters of the play‚ Clytaemestra‚ maintains her command solely through her effective use of persuasion. At the point in Greek history when The Oresteia takes place‚ war is in an interlude and the remaining warriors of the Trojan War carry out with their nostoi‚ or homecomings. Since
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Rhetoric Essay on Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech A president’s inauguration address can indicate his vision for his next term‚ rally the country‚ and make his play for the history books. President Obama’s speech had no soaring JFK moments and even extracting significant lines to discuss was rather difficult. The speech was unified by a “journey” metaphor and by repeating “We‚ the people.” The president brought God into the climate change debate‚ upheld the role of government as a collective
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Visual Rhetoric Essay Rough Draft Bullying is something that most people have experienced whether it was directed towards them or a peer; bullying has increased over the years with the help of internet access becoming more commonplace and therefore more proactive measures need to be taken to stop it. From standing up against a bully‚ to telling an adult‚ or simply being a friend to the victim and letting them know it’s going to be fine‚ demolishing bullying will be the result of a group effort
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