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Jordan Johnstone

My List: A Collection on "Definitions of Rhetoric or Rhetorical" (TWC,301,RHETORIC) | D... - 1 views

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  • Jordan Johnstone on 12 Jul 10
     
    All three websites both describe rhetoric as a persuasive and effective form of speech. The use of rhetoric is when you want a favorable outcome in your favor. Through logos, pathos, and ethos rhetorical persuasion is possible. One website goes into more depth than the other two about what logos, pathos, and ethos is. Logos is the use of induction, pathos is creating an emotional link, and ethos is being viewed as trustworthy. This website explains how it is better to be open minded and create shared opinions, because then both sides can have something to agree on if they both have different views on the main topic. The Webster definition describes how this style of communication is ancient and dates back to the 14th century. Rhetoric can be performed with both speaking and writing persuasively. Free dictionary explains how rhetoric is more about the end result and not so much the process getting there.
Evan Richardson

Rhetoric - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

en.wikipedia.org/Rhetoric

rhetoric definitions

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    • Andy Blood
      Andy Blood on 07 Feb 10
       
      Invention? Meaning to make things up???
    • Shay O'Neill
      Shay O'Neill on 27 Aug 10
       
      The most important part I felt was the three appeals to the audience.
  • Rhetoric is the art of using language to communicate effectively
    • Evan Richardson
      Evan Richardson on 01 Sep 10
       
      This definition hits all the points
  • Public relations, lobbying, law, marketing, professional and technical writing, and advertising are modern professions that employ rhetorical practitioners
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  • Theorists generally agree that a significant reason for the revival of the study of rhetoric was the renewed importance of language and persuasion in the increasingly mediated environment of the 20th century (see Linguistic turn) and through the 21st century, with the media focus on the wide variations and analyses of political rhetoric and its consequences. The rise of advertising and of mass media such as photography, telegraphy, radio, and film brought rhetoric more prominently into people's lives. Reflecting this, more recently the term rhetoric has been applied to media forms other than verbal language, e.g. Visual rhetoric. The goal is to analyze how non-verbal communication persuades. For example, a soft drink advertisement showing an image of young people drinking and laughing is making the case that the consumer, by using the product, will be healthy and happy.
    • Sonia Navarro
      Sonia Navarro on 30 Aug 10
       
      Just as the book defines rhetoric and also mentions Aristotle. Although WikiPedia goes more into detail about rhetoric.
  • Tana Ingram on 27 Aug 10
     
    wikipedia definition of rhetoric
Sonia Navarro

rhetoric: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com - 1 views

www.answers.com/rhetoric

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  • Skill in using language effectively and persuasively.
    • Georgia Cardwell
      Georgia Cardwell on 10 Jul 10
       
      rhetoric is a developed skill to persuade and influence effectively.
  • Principles of training communicators. It may entail the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times, and it can also involve the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion. Classical rhetoric probably developed along with democracy in Syracuse (Sicily) in the 5th century BC, when dispossessed landowners argued claims before their fellow citizens. Shrewd speakers sought help from teachers of oratory, called rhetors. This use of language was of interest to philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle because the oratorical arguments called into question the relationships among language, truth, and morality. The Romans recognized separate aspects of the process of composing speeches, a compartmentalization that grew more pronounced with time. Renaissance scholars and poets studied rhetoric closely, and it was a central concern of humanism. In all times and places where rhetoric has been significant, listening and reading and speaking and writing have been the critical skills necessary for effective communication.
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  •  Principles of training communicators. It may entail the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times, and it can also involve the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion. Classical rhetoric probably developed along with democracy in Syracuse (Sicily) in the 5th century BC, when dispossessed landowners argued claims before their fellow citizens. Shrewd speakers sought help from teachers of oratory, called rhetors. This use of language was of interest to philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle because the oratorical arguments called into question the relationships among language, truth, and morality. The Romans recognized separate aspects of the process of composing speeches, a compartmentalization that grew more pronounced with time. Renaissance scholars and poets studied rhetoric closely, and it was a central concern of humanism. In all times and places where rhetoric has been significant, listening and reading and speaking and writing have been the critical skills necessary for effective communication.
    • Andrew Miller
      Andrew Miller on 27 Aug 10
       
      Cool background on the roots of how the word came to be
  • Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous
    • Sonia Navarro
      Sonia Navarro on 30 Aug 10
       
      This definition is very different than the other three in a way that describes rhetoric when it is written or spoken.
  • Eric Holsclaw on 20 Jul 10
     
    I like this information you found and chose to use for rhetoric. I will have to bookmark answers.com I havent been to that site yet. Good job.
Tana Ingram

American Rhetoric: Definitions of Rhetoric - 1 views

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rhetoric definitions

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  • Gerard A. Hauser: "Rhetoric is an instrumental use of language. One person engages another person in an exchange of symbols to accomplish some goal. It is not communication for communication's sake. Rhetoric is communication that attempts to coordinate social action. For this reason, rhetorical communication is explicitly pragmatic. Its goal is to influence human choices on specific matters that require immediate attention."
    • Tana Ingram
      Tana Ingram on 27 Aug 10
       
      This definition seems apply more to technical writing than some of the others.
  • John Locke: "[Rhetoric,] that powerful instrument of error and deceit."
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    • Tana Ingram
      Tana Ingram on 27 Aug 10
       
      Ha! This definition makes me think of the bad rap the word "rhetoric" gets from its use by politicans and smooth talkers.
  • The primordial function of rhetoric is to 'make-known' meaning both to oneself and to others.
  • "The strategic use of communication, oral or written, to achieve specifiable goals."
  • Tana Ingram on 27 Aug 10
     
    Scholarly definitions of rhetoric
Desaray Klimenko

TWC 301 Definitions of Rhetoric D#2 (5) - 0 views

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  • persuasive
  • EthosEthos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos-driven document relies on the reputation of the author. Go to an example of an ethos-based site, and our explanation of what it is.
  • LogosLogos is appeal based on logic or reason. Documents distributed by companies or corporations are logos-driven. Scholarly documents are also often logos-driven. Go to an example of an logos-based site, and our explanation.
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  • PathosPathos is appeal based on emotion. Advertisements tend to be pathos-driven. Go to an example of an pathos-based site, and our explanation.
  • Georgia Cardwell on 10 Jul 10
     
    Wow cool, you found the same one as me. I thought I was unique. I have taken so many classes with rhetoric I didn't want a dictionary definition.
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  • Carlos Lizarraga on 15 Jul 10
     
    John, I like this link and there is another link that is similar as stating the three audiences appeals: logos, pathos, and ethos as well as the five canons of rhetoric: the invention or discovery, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. Check it out.....http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric Carlos L.
  • Desaray Klimenko on 16 Jul 10
     
    Here are my four definitions I have found for Rhetoric: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rhetoric -this provides a very basic & general definition of Rhetoric http://www.stanford.edu/dept/english/courses/sites/lunsford/pages/defs.htm -i found this web page interesting being that it shows the great minds of our people & how they used Rhetoric http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group4/index.html -this web page explains Aristotle view on Rhetoric but the interesting part is how Ethos, Pathos & Logos is used within the definition.
  • Desaray Klimenko on 16 Jul 10
     
    Thanks John for the clearing up, Im still in the learning process of things in this course :) Georgina: great minds think alike! thats great that we are on the same page!
Sonia Navarro

Rhetoric | Define Rhetoric at Dictionary.com - 0 views

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    • Norma rubio
      Norma rubio on 05 Feb 10
       
      i.e., the art of pursuasion
    • Andy Blood
      Andy Blood on 07 Feb 10
       
      Effective being the optimal word here

  • rhet·o·ric

       [ret-er-ik] Show IPA
    –noun
    1.
    (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
    2.
    the art or science of all specialized literary uses
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  • the study of the effective use of language. 4. the ability to use language effectively.
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  • the ability to use language effectively.  5. the art of prose in general as opposed to verse. 6. the art of making persuasive speeches; oratory. 7. (in classical oratory) the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an this.st
  • the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.
  • the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.
  • the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.
  • . (in classical oratory) the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience
  • the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.
  • the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.
  • the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.
  • the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.
    • Tana Ingram
      Tana Ingram on 27 Aug 10
       
      This is the definition that best applies to technical wrtiting
    • Sonia Navarro
      Sonia Navarro on 30 Aug 10
       
      This is what I think best describes rhetoric in the writing aspect.
  • Desaray Klimenko on 16 Jul 10
     
    a general definition for Rhetoric
  • Tana Ingram on 27 Aug 10
     
    rhetorical definitions
Jordan Johnstone

D#2 HW#2 Rhetoric Exigence - 0 views

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  • Jordan Johnstone on 12 Jul 10
     
    Rhetoric Exigence is my favorite of the four links for chapter 2 because it explains the rhetoric communication process as cause and effect. It states if a group is preparing for a project and one group member does not show, it will not be forgotten, a reaction will happen. The group member will be contacted and the situation will have to be resolved.
Desaray Klimenko

A few definitions of Rhetoric - 0 views

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  • 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.
  • A. Richards:  Rhetoric is the study of misunderstandings and their remedies.
  • Desaray Klimenko on 16 Jul 10
     
    Here is some of the ways that very influential people used the word Rhetoric and definted it
Tana Ingram

The Art of Rhetoric: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos - 0 views

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rhetoric definitions

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      Tana Ingram on 27 Aug 10
       
      Good basic definition of rhetoric
  • Tana Ingram on 27 Aug 10
     
    the art of rhetoric
Sonia Navarro

rhetoric - definition of rhetoric by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclop... - 0 views

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  • A style of speaking or writing, especially the language of a particular subject
    • Sonia Navarro
      Sonia Navarro on 30 Aug 10
       
      Here you see a similar set of words to that of dictionary.com's definition of rhetoric.
  • Anthony Cordero on 04 Feb 10
     
    I decided to comment on this definition out of the three I bookmarked. I felt that it gave me a greater insight on the meaning of rhetoric, but I'd also have to say our "Technical Communication in the 21st Century" book provided the most information on the topic
  • chris carter on 13 Jul 10
     
    I thought this was an interesting article on the problems and benefits of Transnational Communication historically and present day.
Brian Fauss

Purdue Owl Library Rhetorical Writing Help - 0 views

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Chapter 2

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  • Brian Fauss on 08 Jul 10
     
    Help with rhetorical writing.
  • Brian Fauss on 08 Jul 10
     
    This is a very nice website that explains the uses of Chapter 2's rhetorical writing methods.
  • Brian Fauss on 08 Jul 10
     
    A useful rhetorical writing page.
Shanterra Anderson

RHETORIC - 0 views

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  • Shanterra Anderson on 07 Feb 10
     
    "rhetoric concerns both the practice and study of effective communication in literature and art as\nwell as in social and political discourse"
James Fields

D#2 HW#2 Professional and Technical Writing/Rhetoric/Assumptions - Wikibooks, collectio... - 3 views

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technical rhetoric writing chapter2

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  • James Fields on 26 Aug 10
     
    Article concerning assumptions made at the start of a writing project
  • James Fields on 26 Aug 10
     
    interesting article concerning assumptions made at the start of a writing project
Evan Richardson

d#1.0 HW # 13 Rhetorical Strategies - 3 views

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  • Evan Richardson on 21 Aug 10
     
    Interesting...
Anthony Sanchez

Rhetoric Notes: What is Rhetoric?: One Definition - 0 views

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    • Anthony Sanchez
      Anthony Sanchez on 29 Aug 10
       
      An interesting take on what rhetoric is. More focused on the use of words than actual persuasion.
Anthony Sanchez

Rhetoric - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary - 0 views

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    • Anthony Sanchez
      Anthony Sanchez on 29 Aug 10
       
      Merriam-Webster's definition of rhetoric. Seems fairly straightforward to me.
Shay O'Neill

Rehtoric link D2 HW 2 - 0 views

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Chapter 2

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  • Shay O'Neill on 27 Aug 10
     
    Traditional textbook rationales for the technical writing course locate the essence of technical writing in objectivity, clarity, and neutrality, and the need for teaching it in its usefulness to employers. Such rationales, however, are unable to accommodate a notion of ethics and responsibility: if the writer merely serves the interests that employ her by reporting facts in an objective way, how can she exercise choice when ethical problems arise? An alternative view is to see technical writing as always rhetorical and involved with potentially conflicting agendas and interests, with objectivity, clarity, and neutrality serving merely as stylistic devices in the writer's rhetorical toolbox. Technical writers are rhetoricians who continually make ethical choices in serving diverse interests and negotiating between conflicting demands. The recognition of the fundamental rhetoricity of technical writing is the first step towards accommodating a meaningful notion of ethics into the technical writing curriculum.
Shanterra Anderson

Rhetorical | Definition of Rhetorical at Dictionary.com: - 0 views

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    • Norma rubio
      Norma rubio on 05 Feb 10
       
      Conceren with effect. This is an interesting definition because when writing with the purpose of causing audience to act upon something you are most conserned with the effect your writing will have. If your writing has had the effect you desire than you have created a good piece of writing.
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