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| centers on the notion of rhetoric, which Aristotle calls the available means of persuasion. that is, a speaker who is interested in persuading his or her audience should consider three rhetorical proofs (logos, ethos, and pathos) |
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-effective public speakers must consider their audience
-effective public speakers use a number of proofs in their presentations |
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teachers of public speaking (rhetoric) in ancient Greece
(Aristotle thought they spent too much time trying to arouse emotion) |
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an assessment and evaluation of listeners
Ex- the way we speak to kids is different than than speaking to adults |
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the perceived character intelligence, and goodwill of a speaker
(refers to the mutual influence that speakers and listeners have on each other) |
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| logical proof, the use of arguments and evidence in a speech |
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| emotional proof, emotions drawn from audience members |
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a set of propositions that are related to one another and draw a conclusion from the major and minor premises
Example...
-Major premise: all people are mortal
-Minor premise: Aristotle is a person
-Conclusion: Therefore, Aristotle is mortal |
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Recommendations for making a speech more conpelling...
1. Invention (logic, evidence, info)
2. Arrangement (organization; intro, body, conclusion)
3. Style (use of language)
4. Delivery (presentation, reduces speech anxiety)
5. Memory (storing info in speakers mind, knowing what to say and when to say it) |
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| Types of rhetoric (forensic) |
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a type of rhetoric (past) that pertains to speakers prompting feelings of guilt or innocence from an audience
(establishing a fact) |
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| type of rhetoric (Epideictic) |
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type of rhetoric (present) that pertains to praising or blaming
(discourse related to praise or blame) |
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| type of rhetoric (deliberative) |
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type of rhetoric (future) that determines an audience's course of action
(concerns speakers who must determine a course of action, something should or shouldn't be done) |
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