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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
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 G to N
Heteroglossia - refers to use of a variety of voices or styles within one literary work or context
Heuristics - determining or applying the proper methods for investigation
Homologia - a tedious style or redundancy of style
Horismus - brief and often antithetical definition
Hypophora -when a speaker asks aloud what his/her adversaries have to say for themselves or against the speaker, and then proceeds to answer the question
Hypothesis - an educated guess; usually a clause claiming "if" something happens, "then" a result will come of it
Hypsos - great or worthy writing, sometimes called sublime
Identification - connecting with a larger group through a shared interpretation or understanding of a larger concept;
Ideology - a way of understanding one's external surroundings
Inartistic - proofs discovered information stemming from the raw data of experience
Indefinite questions - questions that are discussed without referring to anything specifically
Induction - rhetorical method for coming to general conclusions through specific examples
Ingenium - Latin “in vico” meaning the ability to understand similarities and relationships that is innate in all humans
In re - Latin; arguments concerned with what actually happened
Institutio oratoria - educational and rhetorical principles
Intersubjective agreements - agreements on the fair conduct of an argument among individuals participating in dialogue
Invention - described by cicero as the process of determining "valid or seemingly valid arguments;" the first of his five rhetorical canons
Invitational rhetoric - understanding as a means to create a relationship rooted in quality, immanent value, and self-determination; it emphasizes the relationship between the speaker and freedoms of the audience to make decisions for themselves in order to promote equality
Issues of definition - things related to naming an act
Issues of fact - issues related to an act's occurrence
Issues of quality - issues related to the seriousness of an act
Jargon - highly technical language used by specific group
Judicial - type of oratory used to attack or defend someone in a court of law
Kairos - Greek for opportune time; generally means, "timing" or "the right circumstances"
Kategoria - Greek for accusation
Koinoi topoi - common topics; useful arguments and strategies
Koinonia - to consult with your opponent or judge
Latinitas - stylistic feature involving the proper use of language
Lexis - style
Loci communes - types of arguments orators with intellectual habits use to access the arguments quickly
Logical fallacy - misconceptions resulting from faulty reasoning
Logical positivism - the effort to make scientific standards applicable for resolving all issues
Logical proof - arguments used to persuade audience reasoned
Logos - rhetorical appeals based on logic or reasoning
Logology - study of the specific theological terms used not to find the truth or falseness of the statement, but why that particular word was chosen
Material fallacy - false notion concerning the subject matter of an argument
Memory - described by Cicero as the "firm mental grasp of matter and words;" the fourth of his five rhetorical canons
Metron - Greek for measure
Minor premise - statement in an argument
Modus inveniendi - material used to understand the scriptures
Modus proferendi - Latin for expressing ideas found within the scriptures
Moral reasoning - reasoning employed in rhetoric that determines a conclusion based on evidence used in issues of ethics, religion, economics, and politics
Motive - something that plays a role in one's decision to act
Movere - to persuade; viewed by cicero as one of the three goals of rhetoric
Narratio - a presentation of essential facts in a judicial speech
Narration - storytelling, involving the elements of time, place, actor, action, cause and manner
Necessary cause - cause without the effect
Negatio - to negate or deny
Nomos - Greek for a social custom or convention
Heuristics - determining or applying the proper methods for investigation
Homologia - a tedious style or redundancy of style
Horismus - brief and often antithetical definition
Hypophora -when a speaker asks aloud what his/her adversaries have to say for themselves or against the speaker, and then proceeds to answer the question
Hypothesis - an educated guess; usually a clause claiming "if" something happens, "then" a result will come of it
Hypsos - great or worthy writing, sometimes called sublime
Identification - connecting with a larger group through a shared interpretation or understanding of a larger concept;
Ideology - a way of understanding one's external surroundings
Inartistic - proofs discovered information stemming from the raw data of experience
Indefinite questions - questions that are discussed without referring to anything specifically
Induction - rhetorical method for coming to general conclusions through specific examples
Ingenium - Latin “in vico” meaning the ability to understand similarities and relationships that is innate in all humans
In re - Latin; arguments concerned with what actually happened
Institutio oratoria - educational and rhetorical principles
Intersubjective agreements - agreements on the fair conduct of an argument among individuals participating in dialogue
Invention - described by cicero as the process of determining "valid or seemingly valid arguments;" the first of his five rhetorical canons
Invitational rhetoric - understanding as a means to create a relationship rooted in quality, immanent value, and self-determination; it emphasizes the relationship between the speaker and freedoms of the audience to make decisions for themselves in order to promote equality
Issues of definition - things related to naming an act
Issues of fact - issues related to an act's occurrence
Issues of quality - issues related to the seriousness of an act
Jargon - highly technical language used by specific group
Judicial - type of oratory used to attack or defend someone in a court of law
Kairos - Greek for opportune time; generally means, "timing" or "the right circumstances"
Kategoria - Greek for accusation
Koinoi topoi - common topics; useful arguments and strategies
Koinonia - to consult with your opponent or judge
Latinitas - stylistic feature involving the proper use of language
Lexis - style
Loci communes - types of arguments orators with intellectual habits use to access the arguments quickly
Logical fallacy - misconceptions resulting from faulty reasoning
Logical positivism - the effort to make scientific standards applicable for resolving all issues
Logical proof - arguments used to persuade audience reasoned
Logos - rhetorical appeals based on logic or reasoning
Logology - study of the specific theological terms used not to find the truth or falseness of the statement, but why that particular word was chosen
Material fallacy - false notion concerning the subject matter of an argument
Memory - described by Cicero as the "firm mental grasp of matter and words;" the fourth of his five rhetorical canons
Metron - Greek for measure
Minor premise - statement in an argument
Modus inveniendi - material used to understand the scriptures
Modus proferendi - Latin for expressing ideas found within the scriptures
Moral reasoning - reasoning employed in rhetoric that determines a conclusion based on evidence used in issues of ethics, religion, economics, and politics
Motive - something that plays a role in one's decision to act
Movere - to persuade; viewed by cicero as one of the three goals of rhetoric
Narratio - a presentation of essential facts in a judicial speech
Narration - storytelling, involving the elements of time, place, actor, action, cause and manner
Necessary cause - cause without the effect
Negatio - to negate or deny
Nomos - Greek for a social custom or convention
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
