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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Persuasion (Rhetoric)"”.
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The strategic use of passion in rhetoric.
Since the early Greek philosophers, rhetoric has been acknowledged as a source of great power in the search for truth and knowledge. Through the centuries there has been continued debate on some of the functions of rhetoric especially the use and acceptance of pathos versus logos. Even though …
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Content and form in public address : an analysis of the relative influences of the major components of speech upon the listener
<p>A speech; whether prepared or impromptu, ought to be a communicative process. For a speech when defined as "discourse delivered to an audience,"(1) is a communicative process by which information may be given and received. Inherent in the phrase "given and received" is the assumption that the …
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Utilizing biblical persuasion techniques in preaching without being manipulative
This dissertation examines the difference between persuasion and manipulation in preaching. The focus of this work will be demonstrating the need for the pure motives of the messenger. Additionally, discovering and exhibiting the pathos of Scripture emerges as an essential ingredient of powerful …
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Exploring our options: cooperative rhetorical alternatives and their implications for teaching first-year composition
This thesis argues that the range of rhetorical options presented to first-year composition students, primarily in textbooks and writing handbooks, is unnecessarily limited. Given the abundance and variety of discursive encounters students are likely to have, not only in college but especially as …
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A study of the relationship between dogmatism and ethos
… higher than the least liked.”</p><p>In summary, rhetoricians have recognized that the circumstances of the speech situation tend to highlight the speaker as a person and thus the personal impact (ethod) of the speaker can greatly influence the effect of his remarks upon the …
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The Rhetorical Criteria of Kennedy's Camelot
<p>John F. Kennedy's presidential rhetoric reflects key criteria necessary for creating and sustaining the American Camelot myth. That myth was successfully ingrained within the American psyche through the use of visual rhetoric, campaign speech rhetoric, and crisis time rhetoric. Moreover, the …
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Self-Deceive and Conquer: A Rhetoric of Cunning
… aids demagogues and other unethical rhetoricians compellingly present their deceptive belief systems. This is done in a way that their beliefs are only unconsciously known to be false, inaccurate, or incomplete. As this knowledge is subconsciously stored and concealed from the …