1. Notes on rhetoric and persuasion
Rhetoric and Persuasion
What is rhetoric? The art of finding the best available means of persuading a specific audience in a specific situation.
Elements of the rhetorical triangle:
Audience
Purpose
Writer (or speaker)
Purposes of rhetoric:
Persuade
Inform
Express
Three major rhetorical devices:
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Other rhetorical devices:
Diction
Parallelism
Rhetorical question
Analogy
Allusion
Transfer
Testimonial
Plain folks appeal
Bandwagon
Name calling
Card stacking
Scare tactics
Overstatement
Understatement
Repetition
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