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RHETORICAL RHAPSODY HOME
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DIRECTORY OF DEVICES
Dramatic Imagery and Expressive Emphasis
Tale of Context and Meaning
Slapstick Comedy of Humor and Wit
The Creative Use of Language
Rhetorical Repetition for Emphasis
Relating to the Word Relations
The Art of a Persuasive Argument
GLOSSARIES OF RHETORIC
Factoring in the Figures of Speech
Methods to Heighten Dramatic Effect
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms
See Also: Literary Devices | Poetic Devices
THE RHAPSODY IS A SPECIAL FEATURE OF
TOUCH OF THE INTELLECT
Knowledge - Profound - Speech ~ Grammar
Creativity ~ Technology - Academics
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DIRECTORY OF DEVICES
Dramatic Imagery and Expressive Emphasis
Tale of Context and Meaning
Slapstick Comedy of Humor and Wit
The Creative Use of Language
Rhetorical Repetition for Emphasis
Relating to the Word Relations
The Art of a Persuasive Argument
GLOSSARIES OF RHETORIC
Factoring in the Figures of Speech
Methods to Heighten Dramatic Effect
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms
See Also: Literary Devices | Poetic Devices
THE RHAPSODY IS A SPECIAL FEATURE OF
TOUCH OF THE INTELLECT
Knowledge - Profound - Speech ~ Grammar
Creativity ~ Technology - Academics
DIRECTORY OF GLOSSARIES
FACTORING IN THE FIGURES OF SPEECH
Schemas ~ Tropes ~ Effects
TECHNICAL TERMS OF RHETORIC
From (A - F) ~ From (G - N) ~ From O - Z
Schemas ~ Tropes ~ Effects
TECHNICAL TERMS OF RHETORIC
From (A - F) ~ From (G - N) ~ From O - Z
TECHNICAL TERMS OF RHETORIC
TERMINOLOGY FROM A to G
Aesthetics - the examination of symbolic expression to determine its rhetorical possibilities
Aetiologia - giving a cause or a reason
Affectus - the source of emotions or passions in the human mind
Alloisis -the breaking down of a subject into its alternatives
Amplificatio - an all-purpose term for all the ways an argument can be expanded and enhanced
Anacoenosis - a speaker asks his or her audience or opponents for their opinion or answer to the point in question
Animorum motus - the emotions
Appeals - rhetorical devices used to enhance the plausibility of one's argument; aristotle's appeals included ethos, logos, and pathos
Arete - virtue, excellence of character, qualities that would be inherent in a "natural leader", a component of ethos
Argument - discourse characterized by reasons advanced to support conclusions
Artistic proofs - rhetorically-produced methods for persuasion for aristotle, three possibilities would be ethos, pathos, and logos
Aureation - the use of Latin and polysyllabic terms to "heighten" diction
Axioms - the point where scientific reasoning starts principles that are not questioned
Backing - supporting an argument's merit
Belletristic movement - the movement of rhetoric in the late 18th and early 19th centuries emphasizing stylistic considerations and expanded rhetoric into a study of literature and literary criticism and writing
Brachylogia - brevity of diction
Brevitas - concise expression
Burden of proof - the theory of argument giving the obligation of proving a case to the asserting party
Canon - a term often used to discuss significant literary works in a specific field, used by cicero to outline five significant parts of the rhetorical composition process
Captatio benevolentiae - any literary or oral device that seeks to secure the goodwill of the recipient or hearer, as in a letter or in a discussion
Charisma - an attribute that allows a speaker's words to become powerful
Claim - a primary point being made to support an argument or the resulting conclusion to an argument
Classicism - a revival in the interest of classical antiquity languages and texts
Comparatio - arguments by comparison
Consubstantiality substance commonality
Confutatio Latin - counterargument in roman rhetorical theory
Constraints - referring to persons, events, objects, and relations that are parts of the situation because they have the power to constrain decision and action needed to modify the exigence
Contingency - relates to the contextual circumstances that do not allow an issue to be settled with complete certainty.
Context - the circumstances surrounding an issue that should be considered during its discussion
Conversation model - the model, in critique of traditional rhetoric by sally gearhart, that maintains the goal of rhetoric is to persuade others to accept your own personal view as correct
Critical theory - systematically analyzing any means of communication for hidden assumptions and connotations
Concession - acknowledgment of objections to a proposal
Data - initial evidence supporting a claim
Deconstruction - analyzing communication artifacts by scrutinizing their meaning and related assumptions, with the goal of determining the social and systemic connotations behind their structure
Deduction - moving from an overall hypothesis to infer something specific about that hypothesis
Delivery canon - from Cicero's list of rhetorical canons; traditionally linked to oral rhetoric, refers to how a speech is given (including tone of voice and nonverbal gestures, among others)
Descriptio (energia, diatyposis) - clear, lucid, and vivid description (especially of the potential consequences of some action)
Dialectic - using verbal communication to come to an agreement on a topic
Diallage - establishing a single point with the use of several arguments
Dictamen - the art of writing letters
Dispositio - the stage of planning the structure and sequence of ideas often referred to as arrangement, the second of cicero's five rhetorical canons
Dissoi logoi - contradictory arguments
Distribution -dividing a whole subject into its various parts
Divisio (prosapodosis) - distinguishing the alternatives of a question, and resolving each, by subjoining a reason
Docere - to teach; viewed by Cicero as one of the three goals of rhetoric
Elocutio - in the classical theory of the production of a speech (pronuntiatio), elocution refers to the stage of elaborating the wording of a text, using correct grammar and diction
Energia - the Greek word for 'energy' that was used by Aristotle in reference to the force or vigor of expression in writing or speech
Enthymeme - a type of argument that is grounded in assumed commonalities between a rhetor and the audience in aristotelian rhetoric, an enthymeme is known as a "rhetorical syllogism:" it mirrors the form of a syllogism, but it is based on opinion rather than fact
Epistemology - philosophical study directed at understanding how people gain knowledge
Eristic - communicating with the aim of winning the argument regardless of truth the idea is not necessarily to lie, but to present the communication so cleverly that the audience is persuaded by the power of the presentation
Ethos - a rhetorical appeal to an audience based on the speaker/writer's credibility
Evidence - in rhetoric, facts or testimony used to strengthen a claim
Exemplum - the citation of an example, either truthful or fictitious
Exigence - a rhetorical call to action; a situation that compels someone to speak out
Exordium - the introductory (Latin exordium, meaning “beginning”) portion of an oration
Expression - applying the correct language to an argument
Facilitas - the improvising of effective oral or written language to suit any situation
Faculty psychology - from the 18th century, thought that the mind contains faculties that include understanding, imagination, passion, and will
False consciousness (Marxism) - distorted view of reality, people, and the world
Field-dependent standards - assessments of arguments that are specific to a certain field
Field-invariant standards - assessments of arguments that are not determined by the particular field
Figure - unusual arrangement of language that tries to achieve unique meaning for ideas
Forensic oratory - speaking in a courtroom
Aetiologia - giving a cause or a reason
Affectus - the source of emotions or passions in the human mind
Alloisis -the breaking down of a subject into its alternatives
Amplificatio - an all-purpose term for all the ways an argument can be expanded and enhanced
Anacoenosis - a speaker asks his or her audience or opponents for their opinion or answer to the point in question
Animorum motus - the emotions
Appeals - rhetorical devices used to enhance the plausibility of one's argument; aristotle's appeals included ethos, logos, and pathos
Arete - virtue, excellence of character, qualities that would be inherent in a "natural leader", a component of ethos
Argument - discourse characterized by reasons advanced to support conclusions
Artistic proofs - rhetorically-produced methods for persuasion for aristotle, three possibilities would be ethos, pathos, and logos
Aureation - the use of Latin and polysyllabic terms to "heighten" diction
Axioms - the point where scientific reasoning starts principles that are not questioned
Backing - supporting an argument's merit
Belletristic movement - the movement of rhetoric in the late 18th and early 19th centuries emphasizing stylistic considerations and expanded rhetoric into a study of literature and literary criticism and writing
Brachylogia - brevity of diction
Brevitas - concise expression
Burden of proof - the theory of argument giving the obligation of proving a case to the asserting party
Canon - a term often used to discuss significant literary works in a specific field, used by cicero to outline five significant parts of the rhetorical composition process
Captatio benevolentiae - any literary or oral device that seeks to secure the goodwill of the recipient or hearer, as in a letter or in a discussion
Charisma - an attribute that allows a speaker's words to become powerful
Claim - a primary point being made to support an argument or the resulting conclusion to an argument
Classicism - a revival in the interest of classical antiquity languages and texts
Comparatio - arguments by comparison
Consubstantiality substance commonality
Confutatio Latin - counterargument in roman rhetorical theory
Constraints - referring to persons, events, objects, and relations that are parts of the situation because they have the power to constrain decision and action needed to modify the exigence
Contingency - relates to the contextual circumstances that do not allow an issue to be settled with complete certainty.
Context - the circumstances surrounding an issue that should be considered during its discussion
Conversation model - the model, in critique of traditional rhetoric by sally gearhart, that maintains the goal of rhetoric is to persuade others to accept your own personal view as correct
Critical theory - systematically analyzing any means of communication for hidden assumptions and connotations
Concession - acknowledgment of objections to a proposal
Data - initial evidence supporting a claim
Deconstruction - analyzing communication artifacts by scrutinizing their meaning and related assumptions, with the goal of determining the social and systemic connotations behind their structure
Deduction - moving from an overall hypothesis to infer something specific about that hypothesis
Delivery canon - from Cicero's list of rhetorical canons; traditionally linked to oral rhetoric, refers to how a speech is given (including tone of voice and nonverbal gestures, among others)
Descriptio (energia, diatyposis) - clear, lucid, and vivid description (especially of the potential consequences of some action)
Dialectic - using verbal communication to come to an agreement on a topic
Diallage - establishing a single point with the use of several arguments
Dictamen - the art of writing letters
Dispositio - the stage of planning the structure and sequence of ideas often referred to as arrangement, the second of cicero's five rhetorical canons
Dissoi logoi - contradictory arguments
Distribution -dividing a whole subject into its various parts
Divisio (prosapodosis) - distinguishing the alternatives of a question, and resolving each, by subjoining a reason
Docere - to teach; viewed by Cicero as one of the three goals of rhetoric
Elocutio - in the classical theory of the production of a speech (pronuntiatio), elocution refers to the stage of elaborating the wording of a text, using correct grammar and diction
Energia - the Greek word for 'energy' that was used by Aristotle in reference to the force or vigor of expression in writing or speech
Enthymeme - a type of argument that is grounded in assumed commonalities between a rhetor and the audience in aristotelian rhetoric, an enthymeme is known as a "rhetorical syllogism:" it mirrors the form of a syllogism, but it is based on opinion rather than fact
Epistemology - philosophical study directed at understanding how people gain knowledge
Eristic - communicating with the aim of winning the argument regardless of truth the idea is not necessarily to lie, but to present the communication so cleverly that the audience is persuaded by the power of the presentation
Ethos - a rhetorical appeal to an audience based on the speaker/writer's credibility
Evidence - in rhetoric, facts or testimony used to strengthen a claim
Exemplum - the citation of an example, either truthful or fictitious
Exigence - a rhetorical call to action; a situation that compels someone to speak out
Exordium - the introductory (Latin exordium, meaning “beginning”) portion of an oration
Expression - applying the correct language to an argument
Facilitas - the improvising of effective oral or written language to suit any situation
Faculty psychology - from the 18th century, thought that the mind contains faculties that include understanding, imagination, passion, and will
False consciousness (Marxism) - distorted view of reality, people, and the world
Field-dependent standards - assessments of arguments that are specific to a certain field
Field-invariant standards - assessments of arguments that are not determined by the particular field
Figure - unusual arrangement of language that tries to achieve unique meaning for ideas
Forensic oratory - speaking in a courtroom
DIRECTORY OF GLOSSARIES
FACTORING IN THE FIGURES OF SPEECH
Schemas ~ Tropes ~ Effects
TECHNICAL TERMS OF RHETORIC
From (A - F) ~ From (G - N) ~ From O - Z
FACTORING IN THE FIGURES OF SPEECH
Schemas ~ Tropes ~ Effects
TECHNICAL TERMS OF RHETORIC
From (A - F) ~ From (G - N) ~ From O - Z
