Aristole Flashcards

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3 means of persuasion

Define

A

Ethos- personal character and reputation of speaker
Logos- the speech (proofs, arguments, words, syllogisms)
Pathos- audience type

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What is rhetoric?

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The artistic means of persuasion in any given situation

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2
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3 divisions of rhetoric

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Political
Forensic
Judicial

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3
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Things a political speaker must know about and why (1)

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Ways and means - # and extent of countries sources of revenue- in case any areas are overlooked they may be added or some can be reduced to save

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Things a political speaker must know about (2)

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Peace and war so peace can be maintained

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Things a ps must know about (3)

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National defense so garrisons may be increased or removed

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What a political speaker must know about (4)

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Food supply so agreements and treatises can be made

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7
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(5)

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Legislation- because the country’s welfare depends on law

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8
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What is the end to which all men aim?

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Happiness

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9
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Five things that are parts of happiness

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Wealth 
Health 
Honor 
Virtue 
Good friends
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What does political rhetoric seek to determine?

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Goodness and utility

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Three ways in which something may be accompanied by another and example

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Simultaneously life to health
Subsequentially knowledge to act of learning
Potentially cheating to sacrilege

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12
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4 forms of govt and when the respective ends of each are

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Democracy freedom
Aristocracy maintainance of education and national institutions
Monarchy protection of monarch
Oligarchy wealth

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13
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Why should we know the moral qualities of each form of government?

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Because the special moral character of eCh is bound to provide us with our most effective means of persuasion in dealing with it

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14
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5 forms of virtue and why

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Justice- because everyone enjoys his own possessions in accordance with the law
Courage- because it causes men to do noble deeds in dangerous situations
Temperance- because it causes us to obey the law where physical pleasures are concerned
Liberality- causes us to spend money for others good
Prudence enables us to make wise decisions

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15
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Encomium? Invective?

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Glowing and warmly enthusiastic praised referring to what a man has done
Opposite

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Wrongdoing?

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An injury voluntarily inflicted contrary to law

17
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5 causes of human action and examples

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Chance 
Anger 
Compulsion 
Nature 
Reasoning
18
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If someone is generally I praiseworthy what do you do?

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Praise them as the person who would do something if they could