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TEXT COMPARISON
ESSAY QUESTIONS
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11th Edition
A self-help tool to aid in the study of the First Look text (started with the 9th Edition)
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Chapter 17—The Rhetoric
- List and briefly describe the five canons of rhetoric. If you could pick one canon which you’d like to learn to use more effectively, which would it be? Why?
- Aristotle claimed that the enthymeme was a particularly strong way to make an argument. Contrast the enthymeme with the example. Which is inductive, which is deductive, and what does that difference mean? Why might Aristotle have believed that enthymemes were stronger than examples?
- Of the three proofs, perhaps ethos is misunderstood most by students. Many students think ethos refers to ethics, probably because the words share a common root. Write a statement clarifying for students what ethos is. Specifically, how is ethos similar to ethics? How does it differ?
- Aristotle advocated the “golden mean,” or a principle of moderation, as a path to a virtuous life. When might moderation not be a wise choice? How can we determine when it is virtuous to be moderate and when it is not?
- Discuss why Aristotle was skeptical about appeals to the emotions. When have you seen speakers use emotional appeals responsibly? Irresponsibly? State three guidelines for the ethical use of pathos in public speaking.
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- You can also use the Theory List, which will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
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ESSAY
New to Theory
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Find out more
in this short
video overview
(3:01).
11th Edition
A self-help tool to aid in the study of the First Look text (started with the 9th Edition)
List mode: Normal (click on theory name to show detail) | Show All details | Clear details
Chapter 17—The Rhetoric
- List and briefly describe the five canons of rhetoric. If you could pick one canon which you’d like to learn to use more effectively, which would it be? Why?
- Aristotle claimed that the enthymeme was a particularly strong way to make an argument. Contrast the enthymeme with the example. Which is inductive, which is deductive, and what does that difference mean? Why might Aristotle have believed that enthymemes were stronger than examples?
- Of the three proofs, perhaps ethos is misunderstood most by students. Many students think ethos refers to ethics, probably because the words share a common root. Write a statement clarifying for students what ethos is. Specifically, how is ethos similar to ethics? How does it differ?
- Aristotle advocated the “golden mean,” or a principle of moderation, as a path to a virtuous life. When might moderation not be a wise choice? How can we determine when it is virtuous to be moderate and when it is not?
- Discuss why Aristotle was skeptical about appeals to the emotions. When have you seen speakers use emotional appeals responsibly? Irresponsibly? State three guidelines for the ethical use of pathos in public speaking.
You can access the Essay Questions for a particular chapter in several ways:
- Switch to View by Theory, then select the desired theory/chapter from the drop-down list at the top of the page. Look in the list of available resources.
- To quickly find a theory by chapter number, use the Table of Contents and link from there. It will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
- You can also use the Theory List, which will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
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