The+Art+of+Rhetoric

=__Language as Rhetoric__= toc //Offers a thorough overview of the grammar underlying various sentence constructions with a focus on the rhetorical effect of each construction.//

//Provides an overview of several syntax patterns that create a specific rhetorical effect.//  =__Foundational Concepts from the Ancient World__= //**Directions:** Read the text attached to one of the titles below and contribute some paraphrased observations using the outline structure provided. Use appropriately indented bullets to organize your contributions and their relationship to the contributions of other students.//

Plato ([[file:Plato (from Gorgias).pdf|from Gorgias]])
I. What is the author’s overall view of rhetoric? How would he define rhetoric in general and its role in human affairs?

II. What terms are necessary in order to understand the author’s concept of rhetoric? Define and clarify each with either a textual or real world example.

III. What structure does the author employ? Describe the structure in general and briefly summarize its development.

IV. How does the author employ rhetoric while attempting to teach us about it? Provide specific examples of certain rhetorical strategies that the author employs to make his argument.

Aristotle ([[file:Aristotle (from Rhetoric).pdf|from ]][[file:Aristotle (from Rhetoric).pdf|Rhetoric]])
I. What is the author’s overall view of rhetoric? How would he define rhetoric in general and its role in human affairs?

II. What terms are necessary in order to understand the author’s concept of rhetoric? Define and clarify each with either a textual or real world example.

III. What structure does the author employ? Describe the structure in general and briefly summarize its development.

IV. How does the author employ rhetoric while attempting to teach us about it? Provide specific examples of certain rhetorical strategies that the author employs to make his argument.

Cicero ([[file:Cicero (from On Rhetorical Invention).pdf|from On Rhetorical Invention]])
I. What is the author’s overall view of rhetoric? How would he define rhetoric in general and its role in human affairs?

II. What terms are necessary in order to understand the author’s concept of rhetoric? Define and clarify each with either a textual or real world example.

III. What structure does the author employ? Describe the structure in general and briefly summarize its development.

IV. How does the author employ rhetoric while attempting to teach us about it? Provide specific examples of certain rhetorical strategies that the author employs to make his argument.

Han Fei Tzu ([[file:Han Fei Tzu (from The Difficulties of Persuasion).pdf|from The Difficulties of Persuasion]])
I. What is the author’s overall view of rhetoric? How would he define rhetoric in general and its role in human affairs?

II. What terms are necessary in order to understand the author’s concept of rhetoric? Define and clarify each with either a textual or real world example.

III. What structure does the author employ? Describe the structure in general and briefly summarize its development.

IV. How does the author employ rhetoric while attempting to teach us about it? Provide specific examples of certain rhetorical strategies that the author employs to make his argument.

=__Comedy and Rhetoric__=

=__Modern Concepts in Rhetoric__=

Toulmin Argumentation

Rogerian Argumentation