The Rhetoric Companion Flashcards

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What is Sophistry?

A
  1. the deliberate use of fallacious reasoning

2. Based on ancient sophists who taught rhetoric

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What are the Five canons of Rhetoric?

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  1. Invention
  2. Arrangement
  3. Style
  4. Memory
  5. Delivery
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3
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What is Judicial Rhetoric?

A

To determine guilt or innocence

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What is Deliberative Rhetoric?

A

to choose between two courses of action

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What is Epideictic Rhetoric?

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to apply praise or blame to someone or something

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What is the purpose of rhetoric?

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to persuade men to believe and act in a manner consistent with whatever the circumstances require.

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