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English Comp
Rhetoric lecture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Rhetoric? | The art of finding and using the available means of persuasion. |
| Kaioros | The opportune moment; seizing the right time to speak or act. |
| Proof | A statement made to persuade an audience to accept a proposition. |
| Logos | An appeal to logic, evidence, and reason. |
| Ethos | An appeal to character, credibility, and authority. |
| Pathos | An appeal to emotion and audience values. |
| Inductive Reasoning | Reasoning from specific instances or particulars to general conclusions. |
| Deductive Reasoning | Reasoning from general principles or premises to specific conclusions. |
| Enthymeme: | A shortened argument or syllogism with an implied or unstated premise. |
| Invented Ethos | The credibility or persona constructed directly through the speech or writing itself. |
| Situated Ethos: | The pre-existing reputation, status, or character a speaker holds within a community. |
| Maxim | A wise saying or proverb generally accepted by a community. |
| Commonplaces | : Shared beliefs, values, or assumptions held by a specific community. |
| Rhetorical Distance | The physical, social, or psychological separation between the speaker/author and the audience. |