Quiz 1-4 Flashcards
According to chapter one, during which period was rhetoric used primarily to communicate the results of scientific research?
Pragmatic-subordinate
Which of the following is NOT generally true of rhetoric, according to the chapter?
Rhetoric is an impractical art that seeks to establish truth in an abstract sense
Which idea below is TRUE, according to Chapter One, at least in terms of how rhetoric is understood today?
Rhetoric is used to create informed opinion on contingent issues
Chapter One includes many definitions of rhetoric. Of those listed below, whose definition of rhetoric emphasized the psychology of audiences to a greater degree than other definitions?
Francis Bacon
Which classical rhetoric theorist was influenced by his scientific training, which led him to observe and classify rhetorical techniques one might consider in any rhetorical circumstance?
Aristotle
Which theorist is most closely associated with the idea that absolute truth exists and rhetoric is (or should be) a vehicle used to convey that truth?
Plato
Which type of rhetorical setting is concerned with past actions?
Judicial or Forensic
Which canon of rhetoric is concerned with the use of language to create a desired effect on the audience?
Style
Which theorist taught the early Christian speakers to use rhetoric in their preaching?
Augustine
Which term is used to refer to the use of language to momentarily lift audience members outside of themselves?
Sublime
Which of the following is significant about letter writing in the Middle Ages?
Letter writing became an important medium through which governmental decisions were made
Was the only practical means through which business could be carried out
Rhetorical theory focused for the first time on written, not oral, forms of rhetoric
Which of the following statements is true of the belletristic movement?
The belletristic movement is credited with developing rhetorical criticism
Whose definition of rhetoric was “the duty and office of rhetoric is to apply reason to imagination for the better moving of the will”?
Francis Bacon
Which of the following is true of Campbell’s theory of rhetoric?
- Four goals for rhetoric
- Based on the mind of the audience member
- Broader than that of Aristotle
Which term refers to countering the claims of someone arguing the other side of an issue?
Refutation
