Commrc0310 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This is the second part of the lecture for the first class, along with the first chapter. Rhetoric and Persuasion. How does rhetoric persuade? Why is persuasion so important when defining rhetoric? What is persuasion. All of these questions will be described in this document.

This is a brief overview of Rhetoric. This goes along with the textbook and in class notes. What is highlighted in the text is important. What is Rhetoric, and how is it important? This first part of the lecture and chapter 1 in the book is important for the first exam.

The essence of platonic rhetoric. How did Plato describe rhetoric, and what did he think about rhetoric. This is a short assignment/pop quiz.

This short essay, is on the practicality of Rhetorical theory. We studied rhetorical theory in class and within the notes, now it is time to use it. I used the theorist Georgias and I explained how I would use him in an everyday situation. This is a very short essay.

This is a very short essay. It was an extra credit assignment on why rhetoric is important. Why is rhetoric important for future careers?

Tropes and Figures, Arguments and Fallacies Syllogism Enthymeme Anaphora Argument from consequences Argument from authority Argument from definition Argument from principle What is crescendo and climax? Enactment What are logos, ethos, and pathos? Rhetorical form What is a public vocabulary? What is an ideograph? What is the difference between discursive and presentational symbolism? What is gestalt? What is a condensation symbol? What is a resignification? What is doublesp...