Chapter 12

Question 1

Rhetorical Critic

Answer 1

An informed consumer of rhetorical discourses who is prepared to analyze rhetorical texts

Question 2

Aristotle’s Definition of Rhetoric

Answer 2

The art of finding, in any given situation, all of the available means of persuasion

Question 3

Aristotle’s Definition of a Rhetor

Answer 3

any speaker → can be a person, corporation, organization, or government entity

Question 4

Inartistic Proofs

Answer 4

Hard evidence → facts, statistics, oaths, documents, contracts, constitutions, etc

Question 5

Artistic Proofs

Answer 5

Ethos: credibility
- inherent in or created by the speaker

Pathos: Emotion
- channeling emotion
- understanding the emotional capacity of the audience

Logos: logic
- general reasoning or argumentation

Question 6

Four Functions of Rhetoric

Answer 6

1. Reaffirming Cultural Values
2. Increasing Democratic Participation
3. Bringing About Justice
4. Prompting Social Change

Question 7

Public Sphere

Answer 7

the arena in which deliberative decision making occurs through the exchange of arguments and ides