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 pathos and logos share a complementary relationship, rhetorical scholars throughout history have debated the relationship and significance of the emotional appeal in persuasion and have discussed the problematic relationship between the use of passion or the appeal to logic in rhetoric. This thesis explores how selected theorists including Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Frances Bacon, George Campbell, I.A. Richards, Kenneth Burke, and Richard Weaver, have treated the controversy between the appeal to logic as opposed to the appeal to the passions.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Grantor

Baylor University.

Year dc:date.issued

1995

Author dc:creator

• Covington, Sally C.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Bass, Jeff Davis, 1951-

• Rhetoric.
• Persuasion (Rhetoric)

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• Baylor University works are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14328

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:baylor-ir.tdl.org:2104/14328