| Question | Answer |
| critique of critical theory of rhetoric | scholars are puzzled by the meaning of "enthymeme"; critics consider a fourth component of rhetoric: the situation |
| topoi | greek term meaning "topics" or "places"; specialized knowledge about subject and general lines of reasoning common to all kinds of speeches |
| canons of rhetoric | the principal divisions of the art of persuasion, established by ancient rhetoricians-- invention, arrangement, style, delivery and memory |
| pathos | emotional proof, which comes from the feelings the speech draws out of those who hear it |
| ethos | ethical proof, which comes from the speaker's intelligence, character and goodwill toward the audience, as these personal characteristics are revealed through the message |
| enthymeme | an incomplete version of a formal deductive stylogism that is created by leaving out a premise already accepted by the audience or by leaving an obvious conclusion unstated |
| logos | logical proof, which comes from the line of argument in a speech |
| epideictic rhetoric | heaps praise or blame on another for the benefit of spectators |
| deliberative rhetoric | attempts to influence legislators or voters who decide future policy |
| forensic rhetoric | addresses judges who are trying to decide the facts of a person's guilt or innocence |
| sophists | traveling speech teachers in athens who trained aspiring lawyers and politicians; innovative educators who offered a needed and wanted service |
| rhetoric | discovering all possible means of persuasion |
| Aristotle's definition of rhetoric | the function of rhetoric is the discovery of the available means of persuasion; based on 3 proofs |
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