Commrc 0310 - 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?

How do Keith and Lundberg define rhetoric? Who were the Sophists, and why were they important? What was Plato’s criticism of rhetoric? What are Aristotle’s three types of speeches? What do they do? What are the three types of rhetorical appeals or proofs? What three basic points did Aristotle argue about rhetoric? How do Keith and Lundberg define identity?