book 1 chapters 1-5 Flashcards
how do we distinguish between rhetoric and dialectic?
dialectic is discussion. Rhetoric is public speaking
What are enthyemes?
radical form of Logical demonstration
what makes a man a sophist?
His moral purpose
What is rhetoric?
The faculty of observing in any given case; the available means of persuasion
What are the three modes of persuasion?
ethos pathos logos
what is the most effective means of persuasion you Possess?
Character
What is the difference between induction and deduction
induction: small to big
Deduction: large to small
What makes a statement credible?
when it is self evident or it appears to be proven from some other statements
Who determines the speeches end and object?
The hearer
the hearer must either be — or —
judge or observer
What are the three divisions of oratory?
political – exhorts or dehorts; future
forensic – attacks or defends; past
Demonstrative – praises or censures; present
What are the three propositions of rhetoric?
Complete proofs, probabilities, signs
What is the political orator chiefly concerned with?
Only with things that may or may not take place
what is rhetoric a combination of?
The science of logic and ethical branch of politics
what are the five topics on which political orators speak?
ways and means, war and peace, national defense, imports and exports, legislation
