Chapter 4 plus Conclusion Flashcards
Why does Rhetoric analysis present problems within a present context?
1) we don’t have PERSPECTIVE because we are too close to ground zero
2) we tend to think we are the ENLIGHTENED in the present so we must always be right and have the best perspective
give an example from class where the focus of rhetoric presently lies?
we can see rhetoric at play for IDENTITY POLITICS in regards to facing climate change. This rhetoric directs the areas of modern conversation
Does technology influence rhetoric and determines it?
No, technology only influences rhetoric but DOES NOT determine it
Name a prominent area where rhetoric takes place within modern society and give an example of it.
rhetoric is prominent in the LEGISLATIVE area. An example of this can compare from CANADIAN parliament versus ICELANDIC parliament where the Canadian parliament sits in opposition of one another where the Icelandic government sits in a circle in union with one another.
Tulis States: The continual attempts to______ through the use of____ or_____ power delegitimizes constuitional or normal authority
a) mobilize the public
b) personal
c) charismatic
Tulis states: The routinization of_____ , endemic to the___________ , is accompanied by attempted repetitions of_____
a) crisis
b) rhetorical presidency
c) charisma
What does Max Weber examination take place in?
Charisma being used in a social group
What was Max Webers idea of charisma?
that certain people exert pressure on a social level through either controlling or specialized roles
What does Toyes conclusion nail
1) empowerment
2) Complexity/Intedeterminacy
What is Sloganeering?
a rhetorical strategy that reduces a argument or proposition to a simple phrase
What does Toye affirm of about ideas?
that they cannot be separated from the language structures of which they are apart of
What is the downside of rhetorics Unpredictablity?
we can never be certain of the consequences of what we say
