Final Review #2 Flashcards
What did Cicero publish
De Oratore, Five Cannons of Rhetoric
What were the main ideas of the oratore?
Crassus and Antonius speak about rhetoric
Views of crassus
A rhetor must know what they’re talking about. Must know everything
Views of Antonius
Civics is what is needed. Philosophy is silly. Can’t know everything
Cicero’s Five Cannons of Rhetoric
Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, and Delivery
Invention
Ask questions to see points of contention. Intelligent creativity
Arrangement
How to organize your content. Problem to Solution. Six parts to a roman speech.
Style
Aesthetics to sustain content. Clarity. Imagery/Metaphors. Low, middle, and high
Memory
Memorize speeches
Delivery
How you issue the ideas. Most important part in oratory. Movement, gesture, posture.
Pathos
Emotion
Logos
Logic
Ethos
Credibility
Arete
Manly virtue
Eunoia
Goodwill
Crassus on education
Must be broadly educated
Antonius on education
Must educate someone to govern a state
Components by Bitzer
Exigence, Audience, Constrains
Exigence
A crisis or problem
Audience
People who are capable of being swayed due to what is said
Constraints
Any factors that limit the rhetor