1. Roman Rhetoric 200BC-300AD Borrowing, Practicing, Teaching Three Leading Characters –Cicero “The Greatest Roman Orator (106- 43BC) –Quintilian “The Greatest RomanTeacher”(35- 100AD) –Longinus “On the Subline”(213-273AD)

2. Cicero

3. Many Sources De Inventione “Married Wisdom and Eloquence” Thought Aristotle's notion of ethos developed in the speech only was inadequate. What do you think?

4. Cicero’s 5 Rhetorical Canon Borrowed? Or? The Canon (used in teaching) –Inventio –Dispositio –Elocutio –Pronuntiatio –Memoria

5. The Systems Stasis and Topics Stasis--a stopping point (power of naming) –Fact--is it? –Definition--what is it? –Value--good or bad? –Action--do? Topics--common places (buildings, books, movies)

6. Cicero’s De Oratore Three purposes of speech –To teach –To delight –To persuade Humor

7. Marcus Fabius Quintilian The Good Man Speaking Well Parts of a speech –Exordium-introduction –Narratio--facts –Confirmatio--proof –Confutatio-refutation –Peroratio-conclusion

8. Longinus On the Sublime Style--more than mere adornment The power of aesthetics

9. Dan on the Romans The power of rhetorical education Building on those who preceded (Matt) Order Rhetoric has limits? (Foss) The power of naming and speaking first

10. Stasis or Naming Continued Contingency issues--when certainty is impossible thus the probable Experience--the movie “Contact” Copernicus and Einstein The Wine Class Our Emotions