AP Lang - Intro to rhetoric2

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An Introduction to RhetoricAn Introduction to RhetoricThe BasicsThe Basics


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What is rhetoric?

Greek Philosopher Aristotle (384-322

B.C.E) said rhetoric is the faculty of

observing in any given case the

available means of persuasion.(Shea,

Scanlon, and Ausfes 1).

In other words rhetorician--one who

practices rhetoric--is able to seewhat is persuasive in any given

situation (Stanford Encyclopedia of

Philosophy, Aristotles Rhetoric).


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What is Rhetoric?

So what do you need to know about

rhetoric?

Understand: Its all around us inmovies, conversation, art, body

language.

You use it all of the time. It is ordinary....


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What is Rhetoric?

But . . . not everyone is conscious of

how its used.

You need to understand how rhetoric

works and how it can transform

speaking, reading, and writing... makingyou more successful and able

communicators.


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The whole process of education for

me was learning to put names to

things I already knew.--Millhone, a character in Sue Graftons Novel C is for Corpse.

The whole process of education for

me was learning to put names to

things I already knew.--Millhone, a character in Sue Graftons Novel C is for Corp

se.


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Lou Gehrigs Farewell Speech

Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet

today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I have been in

ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and

encouragement from you fans.

Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn't consider it the highlight of his career

just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I'm lucky. Who wouldn't consider it

an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball's greatest

empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller

Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that

smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy? Sure,I'm lucky.

When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice

versa, sends you a gift - that's something. When everybody down to the

groundskeepers and those boys in white coats remember you with trophies - that's

something. When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in

squabbles with her own daughter - that's something. When you have a father and amother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body - it's

a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more

courage than you dreamed existed - that's the finest I know.

So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live

for.


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Lou Gehrigs Speech

From The Pride of the Yankees


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Context and Purpose

Context--the occasion or the time andplace it was written or spoken.

Purpose--the goal that the speaker orwriter wants to achieve.


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The Rhetorical Triangle--Aristotle, The Grandaddy of Rhetoric

Speaker

SubjectAudience

Purpose


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Speaker

SubjectAudience

When you, the rhetor, consider

the subject, you must evaluate

what you already know and what

you need to know. You also must

conduct research and decide how

you will support your argument

with appropriate evidence.

Purpose


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Speaker

SubjectAudience








Considering the audience means

speculating about the readers

expectations, knowledge, and

disposition with regard to the

subject writers explore.

Purpose


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Speaker

SubjectAudience








Considering the audience means

speculating about the readers

expectations, knowledge, and

disposition with regard to the

subject writers explore.

Consider the voice that is

used. The tone, closeness tothe subject, formal or

informal language are all

important considerations as

well.

Purpose


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KEY CONCEPT:

Persona: The voice or character that

the speaker creates as he or shewrites.

This can be tricky to recognize, but

is essential for analysis AND for usein your own writing.


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Logos: An appeal to logic. How does the author support

his/her argument with sound support, evidence and

connections?

Ethos: An appeal to the speakers own background and

expertise.What does the speaker do to convince you

that he/she is worth listening to?

Pathos: An appeal to the reader/listener/viewersemotions. This will vary depending on the occasion,

context, and audience.

Logos, Ethos, and Pathos


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What are the Appeals to

Pathos, Logos, Ethos?

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