Rhetoric

Question 1

Figures of Amplification

Answer 1

a central term in rhetoric, naming a variety of general and specific procedures of figures of speech

Question 2

Qualities of Style

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are interpretative in nature and overlap with the other styles

Question 3

Amplification as a scheme

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arranging words in clauses or sequences of increasing force

Question 4

Virtues of Style

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relate style to grammar, audience, effective and affective appeals

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Schemes

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figures of speech that deal with word order, syntax, letters and sounds rather than meaning of words

Question 6

Examples of Schemes

Answer 6

parallelism, asyndeton, polysyndeton

Question 7

Figures of speech

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taken to represent the whole of rhetoric

Question 8

Period

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a complex sentence made up of commas and colons

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Colon

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roughly same to a clause in English

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Levels of Style

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high, middle, low

Question 11

Amplification as arrangement

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to address each element of its conventional arrangement

Question 12

Amplification as an emotional effect

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names a desired effect

Question 13

Tropes

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figures of speech with an unexpected twist in the meaning of words

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Examples of Tropes

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metaphor, simile, hyperbole

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Synonymia

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repetition of the same idea using different vocab

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What is rhetoric?

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• What is communicated

- How it is communicated

Question 17

Persuasive appeals

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• 3 kinds of proofs working towards a persuasive goal

- Called intrinsic proofs

Question 18

The rhythm of prose

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names of linguistic units

• Comma
• Colon
• Period

Question 19

Comma

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a short, snappy phrase

Question 20

Testimony (example)

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authorities

Question 21

Definition (example)

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genus and species

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Division (example)

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whole/parts

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Relationship (example)

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cause and effect

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Notion and conjugates (example)

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notion and conjugates

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Judicial (example)

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justice (right) and injustice (wrong)

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Deliberative (example)

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good/unworthy

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Epideictic (example)

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virtue (noble) and vice (base)

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Comparison (example)

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similarity/difference

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Circumstances (example)

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possible/impossible

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Ornamentation

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verbal expressions appropriate showing one’s intention

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Isocolon

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a series of similarly structured elements having the same length

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Tricolon

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three parallel elements of the same length occurring together in a series

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Asyndeton

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means no connecting

Question 34

Polysyndeton

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means lots of connecting

Question 35

The Canons of rhetoric

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1. Invention
2. Arrangement
3. Style
4. Memory
5. Delivery

Question 36

Arrangement of classical oratory

Answer 36

1. Introduction
2. Statement of facts
3. Division
4. Proof
5. Refutation
6. Conclusion