ethical and political qualities of epideictic rhetoric in ancient greece
... Thus the feature of grammar is recte, and the feature of rhetoric is bene. The ramifications of the above are not to be overlooked. According to the above, correct speaking is opposed to effective speaking, speaking equipped with stylistic ornamentation. At points correct speaking is opposed to arti ...
... Thus the feature of grammar is recte, and the feature of rhetoric is bene. The ramifications of the above are not to be overlooked. According to the above, correct speaking is opposed to effective speaking, speaking equipped with stylistic ornamentation. At points correct speaking is opposed to arti ...
Laurent Pernot: La Rhétorique dans l`Antiquité (Le livre de poche
... subjects, and of Greek and Latin words, respectively). In the preface (pp. 5-12), Pernot states that his aim is to present the history of rhetoric in GrecoRoman antiquity with emphasis both on the practice and the theory of rhetoric within various social contexts over time. In an excursus to the pre ...
... subjects, and of Greek and Latin words, respectively). In the preface (pp. 5-12), Pernot states that his aim is to present the history of rhetoric in GrecoRoman antiquity with emphasis both on the practice and the theory of rhetoric within various social contexts over time. In an excursus to the pre ...
On the Notion of Coherence in Fuzzy Answer Set Semantics
... negation in the context of residuated logic programming is provided in terms of the notion of coherence as a generalization in the fuzzy framework of the concept of consistence. Then, fuzzy answer sets for general residuated logic programs are defined as a suitable generalization of the Gelfond-Lifs ...
... negation in the context of residuated logic programming is provided in terms of the notion of coherence as a generalization in the fuzzy framework of the concept of consistence. Then, fuzzy answer sets for general residuated logic programs are defined as a suitable generalization of the Gelfond-Lifs ...
Final Exam
... c) Demonstrated that the argument was NOT a categorical syllogism in the first place. d) Not done squat yet to determine if the argument is valid e) Proven that the premise and conclusion are not both true. 26. A good translation in categorical logic for “A few holidays fall on Saturday” is: a) Not ...
... c) Demonstrated that the argument was NOT a categorical syllogism in the first place. d) Not done squat yet to determine if the argument is valid e) Proven that the premise and conclusion are not both true. 26. A good translation in categorical logic for “A few holidays fall on Saturday” is: a) Not ...
On the Notion of Coherence in Fuzzy Answer Set Semantics
... as least fixpoint of a logic program, it has been due to an excess of information in the program (possibly erroneous information). As a result, rejecting noncoherent interpretations seems convenient as well. An important remark is that coherence can be interpreted with an empirical sense and that th ...
... as least fixpoint of a logic program, it has been due to an excess of information in the program (possibly erroneous information). As a result, rejecting noncoherent interpretations seems convenient as well. An important remark is that coherence can be interpreted with an empirical sense and that th ...
notes - public.asu.edu
... the American political or legal systems, or in the media, you may have heard someone say, "I want more than rhetoric," or "That's just a lot of rhetoric." These comments imply that rhetoric is empty, merely words without substance or content. This negative interpretation of rhetoric is not entirely ...
... the American political or legal systems, or in the media, you may have heard someone say, "I want more than rhetoric," or "That's just a lot of rhetoric." These comments imply that rhetoric is empty, merely words without substance or content. This negative interpretation of rhetoric is not entirely ...
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... Conjunction is a binary operator in that it operates on two propositions when creating compound proposition. On the other hand, negation is a unary operator (the only non-trivial one possible). ...
... Conjunction is a binary operator in that it operates on two propositions when creating compound proposition. On the other hand, negation is a unary operator (the only non-trivial one possible). ...
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... Human beings are constantly confronted with questions of choice, with alternative goals and desires, whose consequences, if adopted, are difficult to perceive thoroughly. The desires and ends of the others increase the problematicity of the good choice, for oneself and for society at large. In a sen ...
... Human beings are constantly confronted with questions of choice, with alternative goals and desires, whose consequences, if adopted, are difficult to perceive thoroughly. The desires and ends of the others increase the problematicity of the good choice, for oneself and for society at large. In a sen ...
Rhetoric and Technical Communication
... Protagoras of Abdera (c. 480-411 BC) “man is the measure of all things.” Gorgias (483-378 BC) – key philosophy, nihilism (nothing exists and if it did it could not be known). One of Plato’s dialogues, the Gorgias, sets Gorgias against Socrates. Here Plato portrays rhetoric as a “technique or knack r ...
... Protagoras of Abdera (c. 480-411 BC) “man is the measure of all things.” Gorgias (483-378 BC) – key philosophy, nihilism (nothing exists and if it did it could not be known). One of Plato’s dialogues, the Gorgias, sets Gorgias against Socrates. Here Plato portrays rhetoric as a “technique or knack r ...
Rhetoric Intro - HHCS
... – Audience finds certain patterns, conventions and modes of reasoning to be convincing and persuasive. – Audience relies on reasoning and facts to make its decision. Numbers, polls and statistics are also examples of the persuasive use of logic. ...
... – Audience finds certain patterns, conventions and modes of reasoning to be convincing and persuasive. – Audience relies on reasoning and facts to make its decision. Numbers, polls and statistics are also examples of the persuasive use of logic. ...
Chapter 15 Logic Name Date Objective: Students will use
... If p and q are propositions, then p V q stands for their inclusive disjunction and p V q stand for their exclusive disjunction. The inclusive disjunction is true when one or both propositions are true, since in this case p or q means p or q, or both p and q. i.e. p V q = p or q or both p and q The e ...
... If p and q are propositions, then p V q stands for their inclusive disjunction and p V q stand for their exclusive disjunction. The inclusive disjunction is true when one or both propositions are true, since in this case p or q means p or q, or both p and q. i.e. p V q = p or q or both p and q The e ...
The Foundations: Logic and Proofs
... In English “or” has two distinct meanings. “Inclusive Or” - In the sentence “Students who have taken CS202 or Math120 may take this class,” we assume that students need to have taken one of the prerequisites, but may have taken both. This is the meaning of disjunction. For p ∨q to be true, either ...
... In English “or” has two distinct meanings. “Inclusive Or” - In the sentence “Students who have taken CS202 or Math120 may take this class,” we assume that students need to have taken one of the prerequisites, but may have taken both. This is the meaning of disjunction. For p ∨q to be true, either ...
Propositional Logic: Why? soning Starts with George Boole around 1850
... ...) Σ, a formula ψ is a logical consequence of Σ if whenever all the formulas in Σ are true, then also ψ becomes true We saw some examples in the context of propositional logic, e.g. the non existence of Superman In propositional logic, at least in principle, if there are finitely many propositional ...
... ...) Σ, a formula ψ is a logical consequence of Σ if whenever all the formulas in Σ are true, then also ψ becomes true We saw some examples in the context of propositional logic, e.g. the non existence of Superman In propositional logic, at least in principle, if there are finitely many propositional ...
Slide 1
... nearly every dialogue – and there are more than thirty that we know about – Socrates is the main speaker. The style of the Plato's dialogue is important – it is the Socratic style that he employs throughout. A Socratic dialogue takes the form of question-answer, question-answer, questionanswer. It i ...
... nearly every dialogue – and there are more than thirty that we know about – Socrates is the main speaker. The style of the Plato's dialogue is important – it is the Socratic style that he employs throughout. A Socratic dialogue takes the form of question-answer, question-answer, questionanswer. It i ...
A Guide to Rhetoric for Fundraisers
... The Sophists - Corax’s pupil, Tisias later introduced this system to mainland Greece, giving rise to a class of teachers knows as the Sophists or “Teachers of Wisdom”. Their belief that wisdom and excellence could be taught stood in direct conflict with the Greeks’ view that wisdom and excellence we ...
... The Sophists - Corax’s pupil, Tisias later introduced this system to mainland Greece, giving rise to a class of teachers knows as the Sophists or “Teachers of Wisdom”. Their belief that wisdom and excellence could be taught stood in direct conflict with the Greeks’ view that wisdom and excellence we ...
Glossary of Terms for Rhetorical Argument
... rate class, which leads to what Burke refers to as “estrangement.” For individuals, this estrangement lies in the difference between sexes; in the social realm, the difference between the sexes finds its equivalent within the differences between social classes. Burke refers to communication between ...
... rate class, which leads to what Burke refers to as “estrangement.” For individuals, this estrangement lies in the difference between sexes; in the social realm, the difference between the sexes finds its equivalent within the differences between social classes. Burke refers to communication between ...
Reasoning without Contradiction
... But surely, it might be said, we make frequent use of contradictions in reasoning. Well, in classical logic, we derive conclusions (in fact, any conclusion) from contradictions. But if a contradiction says nothing, and nothing follows from nothing, then we need to abandon the classical principle ex ...
... But surely, it might be said, we make frequent use of contradictions in reasoning. Well, in classical logic, we derive conclusions (in fact, any conclusion) from contradictions. But if a contradiction says nothing, and nothing follows from nothing, then we need to abandon the classical principle ex ...
Author: Yovel YIRMIYAHU Paper: Hegel, Nietzsche si evreii. O
... lack of critical thinking, as “natural”, “real”, “authentic”, something that is beyond time and destruction. But the author asks himself if these philosophers were themselves able to escape the subtle influences of the “common sense” that they so violently attacked. As we can see Yovel is armed with ...
... lack of critical thinking, as “natural”, “real”, “authentic”, something that is beyond time and destruction. But the author asks himself if these philosophers were themselves able to escape the subtle influences of the “common sense” that they so violently attacked. As we can see Yovel is armed with ...
argument
... of the film, he saves the lives of more than 1,100 Jews by sacrificing his personal fortune. ...
... of the film, he saves the lives of more than 1,100 Jews by sacrificing his personal fortune. ...
An introductory Essay by Dr. Jane Zembaty The setting in which
... professional speech-writers. However they still had to deliver the speeches themselves. Whatever evidence litigants had to present was presented in these speeches. Speakers could question their opponents and the opponents were required to answer. Litigants could also call for assistance from support ...
... professional speech-writers. However they still had to deliver the speeches themselves. Whatever evidence litigants had to present was presented in these speeches. Speakers could question their opponents and the opponents were required to answer. Litigants could also call for assistance from support ...
Aristotle on Persuasion
... • We must be able to employ persuasion, just as strict reasoning can be employed, on opposite sides of a question, not in order that we may in practice employ it in both ways (for we must not make people believe what is wrong), but in order that we may see clearly what the facts are, and that, if a ...
... • We must be able to employ persuasion, just as strict reasoning can be employed, on opposite sides of a question, not in order that we may in practice employ it in both ways (for we must not make people believe what is wrong), but in order that we may see clearly what the facts are, and that, if a ...
Suzanne Juhasz Mutlu Konuk Blasing
... They put me in the Closet— Because they liked me "still"— Prose cannot sustain a dialectic of limitation and freedom, because such a dialectic is generated by playing formal elements, which emphasize the letter, against figurative features. And the same dialectic operates within metaphor itself, fo ...
... They put me in the Closet— Because they liked me "still"— Prose cannot sustain a dialectic of limitation and freedom, because such a dialectic is generated by playing formal elements, which emphasize the letter, against figurative features. And the same dialectic operates within metaphor itself, fo ...