Rhetoric (/ˈrɛtərɪk/) is the art of persuasion. It is one of the three ancient arts of discourse (trivium) along with grammar and logic/dialectic. As an...
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is Rhetoric, the Art of Rhetoric, On Rhetoric, or a Treatise on Rhetoric. Aristotle is credited with developing the basics of a system of rhetoric that...
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Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric comprises themes, catchphrases, and slogans that have been used in order to demean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)...
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Visual rhetoric is the art of effective communication through visual elements such as images, typography, and texts. Visual rhetoric encompasses the skill...
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The rhetoric of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States and current President-elect, is widely recognized for its unique populist, nationalistic...
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In rhetoric, an anaphora (Greek: ἀναφορά, "carrying back") is a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring...
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Contrastive rhetoric is the study of how a person's first language and his or her culture influence writing in a second language or how a common language...
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The Rhetoric of Reaction: Perversity, Futility, Jeopardy is a book by theorist Albert O. Hirschman, which styles the rhetoric of conservatism in opposition...
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balance, parallelism represents "one of the basic principles of grammar and rhetoric". Parallelism as a rhetorical device is used in many languages and cultures...
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In rhetoric, a parenthesis (pl.: parentheses; from the Ancient Greek word παρένθεσις parénthesis 'injection, insertion', literally '(a) putting in beside')...
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Digital rhetoric is communication that exists in the digital sphere. It can be expressed in many different forms, including text, images, videos, and software...
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this system, including Codex Coislinianus and Codex Amiatinus. Comma (rhetoric) Colometry "colon". Online Etymology Dictionary. κῶλον. Liddell, Henry...
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Transition (linguistics) (redirect from Keyword (rhetoric))
structure of an author's reasoning. While they are used primarily for rhetoric, they are also used in a strictly grammatical sense for structural composition...
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Rhetoric of therapy is a concept coined by American academic Dana L. Cloud to describe "a set of political and cultural discourses that have adopted psychotherapy's...
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Cognitive rhetoric refers to an approach to rhetoric, composition, and pedagogy as well as a method for language and literary studies drawing from, or...
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Universal rhetoric is a central concept in Charles Sanders Peirce's philosophy. According to Peirce, the main purpose of universal rhetoric is to consider...
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Forensic rhetoric, as coined in Aristotle's On Rhetoric, encompasses any discussion of past action including legal discourse—the primary setting for the...
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The rhetoric of technology is both an object and field of study. It refers to the ways in which makers and consumers of technology talk about and make...
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The Rhetoric of Hitler's "Battle" is an influential essay written by Kenneth Burke in 1939 which offered a rhetorical analysis of Adolf Hitler's rise to...
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but are used to give the impression of a clear meaning. An ideograph in rhetoric often exists as a building block or simply one term or short phrase that...
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Circumlocution (redirect from Circumduction (rhetoric))
is the proverb. "periphrasis – definition and examples of periphrasis (rhetoric)". Grammar.about.com. 1953-08-10. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14...
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modes of appeal or rhetorical appeals (Greek: pisteis) are strategies of rhetoric that classify a speaker's or writer's appeal to their audience. These include...
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Isocrates (section Philosophy of rhetoric)
Isocrates made many contributions to rhetoric and education through his teaching and written works. Greek rhetoric is commonly traced to Corax of Syracuse...
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Colonialism (redirect from Colonial rhetoric)
maps. During colonialism map-makers used rhetoric in their formation of boundaries and in their art. The rhetoric favoured the view of the conquering Europeans;...
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New rhetoric is an interdisciplinary field approaching for the broadening of classical rhetorical canon. New rhetoric is a result of various efforts of...
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Rhetorical device (redirect from Rhetoric device)
In rhetoric, a rhetorical device, persuasive device, or stylistic device is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader...
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Artificial intelligence rhetoric (or AI rhetoric) is a term primarily applied to persuasive text and speech generated by chatbots using generative artificial...
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A Rhetoric of Irony is a book about irony by American literary critic Wayne Booth. Booth argues that in addition to forms of literary irony, there are...
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In rhetoric, a climax (‹See Tfd›Greek: κλῖμαξ, klîmax, lit. "staircase" or "ladder") is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged...
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Usotoki Rhetoric (嘘解きレトリック) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ritsu Miyako. It was serialized in Hakusensha's Bessatsu Hana to Yume...
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