I had to write out what enthymeme meant since it was used with the word syllogism. Try saying those two words ten times without stuttering! Reading how they relate to one another was a reading tongue twister, but my impression…
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Aristotle’s Lying for Dummies
by MaryAnn Macedo • • 0 Comments
The readings this week reminded me heavily of the discussions we’ve been having in class thus far. While many of the issues we’ve been talking about were very relevant in the Aristotle reading in particular, the one that really interested…
Aristotle’s Rhetoric
by jgreene • • 0 Comments
Go from one Greek philosopher to the next, throw in a few Roman thinkers and it becomes clear through this class’ readings that the power of rhetoric is not lost on today’s society. Comparing the education of today with that…
Quintilian’s Advice: Read, Write, Excel
by Anne Engert • • 1 Comment
Our Classical writers on rhetoric for this week have much sound advice for those who seek to become skilled orators, as well as to those who would instruct them. For the aspiring rhetorician, Aristotle’s detailed cataloging of the intricacies of…
quintillian and aristotle
by jocias • • 0 Comments
Throughout Aristotle and Quintillian’s works, we are presented with various interpretations of rhetoric. For Aristotle, rhetoric is “defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion”. In his neatly packaged treatise on rhetoric, Aristotle…
The Dark Side of Rhetoric, Commentary 2
by Alex Janney • • 1 Comment
In talking about rhetoric, Aristotle seems to paint a picture of a very vulnerable audience. In saying things like, “Their minds draw the false conclusion that you are to be trusted. They take your story to be true whether it…