Exam I Flashcards
What is the Greek origins of the word democracy?
Demo - the people
Kratia - the rule
Aka the rule of the people
What is a republic?
USA
The head of the government is not a monarch
People have impact on gov
Citizenship in the USA
“thin”
aka civic responsibility is low
the government runs fine without much input from the citizens
What does the liberal model of democracy require?
very little beyond occasional voting for representatives
Rhetoric
Practical persuasion
Based on available means
“The art of making things matter” - Farrel 1970
Exigence
public problem almost everyone faces
rhetorical because it can be changed through human interaction (persuasion)
Audience
those who are capable of enacting change
targeted by rhetoric/persuasion
Constraints
persons, relationships, objects that block decisions or actions
What are the three artistic proofs?
ethos, pathos, logos
Logos
intellectual and logical argument factual components encourages judgement in the audience shows knowledge and research reason/reasonable and can disrupt a common conception
Ethos
audience sees itself reflected in the speaker
trustworthiness and creditability
awarded to the speaker by the audience
Pathos
a person’s judgement is affected by his/her emotional state
emotions
(sympathy, empathy, pathetic)
What are the 5 classical canons?
- Invention
- Arrangement
- Style
- Memory
- Delivery
CC #1: Invention
research
identifying main points
developing appropriate communication techniques
CC #2: Arrangement
Organization: topical, chronological, cause/effect
CC #3: Style
stylistic development of imagery: adjective, adverbs, vivid descriptions, metaphors, anaphora, alliteration, parallel structure, antithesis,
makes familiar ideas new
Anaphora
repetition of initial words over successive clauses
Alliteration
repeat same beginning sounds of words together in a clause