BASIC CONCEPTS IN RHETORIC
RHETORIC Forms of communication Includes writing, speaking, signs, symbols, non-verbals ACTIVE or PASSIVE SPECIFIC or GENERAL DISCOURSEPERSUASION
FORMS OF DISCOURSE
DEFINITIONS OF RHETORIC Plato: Rhetoric is "the art of winning the soul by discourse.“ Aristotle: Rhetoric is "the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion.“ Douglas Ehninger: Rhetoric is “that discipline which studies all of the ways in which men may influence each other's thinking and behavior through the strategic use of symbols.“ C. H. Knoblauch: "...rhetoric is the process of using language [and other forms of discourse] to organize experience and communicate it to others. Charles Bazerman: “The study of how people use language and other symbols to realize human goals and carry out human activities... ultimately a practical study offering people great control over their symbolic activity.
THE RHETORICAL RELATIONSHIP Rhetorical Situation Rhetorical Devices / Strategies Rhetorical Discourse
RHETORICAL SITUATION PURPOSE -Exigence/Intention AUTHOR – Rhetor/Speaker TEXT - Message AUDIENCE CONTEXT Purpose
RHETORICAL STRATEGIES / DEVICES TEXT / MESSAGE How the rhetor manipulates the text/discourse to address the purpose, audience, and context. Textual Strategies and Appeals