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    Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Edward P. J. Corbett Robert J. Connors New York * Oxford Oxford University Press 1999 26] wracouetion ton wlohe ha Facitte wen. Tez wo denying fi ‘hula ao retard snd tas ead inventiveness and crv, Bat on hat forse nie wes nota aun se oar des, A tvosteyery neo the mayer Engh wer rote Rersocnee gat lea theeighenth centaryChauee Jonon, Sikes lon, Dy dee Pope St Burke—hidl been subjced oan mean tar course Ihr grain school oe univers. ine cana cl thie sty of ‘hrc made thot gress weer, oe ght yt senre oy tat te sud of rhcric di pot preven them From Recuming pros and Inigt even hove made sem ber wer han they a hae rom persone Te any fe hopes be ise, ower erie fie ha tia von of cabal hea lr no mage orl for sce ating. ens wal have work had te profit fom th otracton offer this Took, for si nv al eas to understand, ad what esas me np "The razdwcloguenceis. har oad nd lonely ol he ney it or forthe faceted Bu 8 we ae ta he sy to ne wordt Commrnt thoughts snd figs our tative hoe aso Blsbmene there can be few snctons he hasan match the pie bron els ben hea hehe stained mtr ver word As Quin Si, "Therefore let us seck wholhearelytat re moje of pees, {De firen geo God woman without whith ll hinge ace rack dn td ‘bbe th of preset loyal the mot ln of gota et 1S presen to steer fen cane we dot we shal her eh Il Discovery of Arguments Formulating a Thesis ‘The tegioning ofall dicouse i = ope a quenion problem, an iwe ‘Thatope or qoeion a robles a tue canbe ad tobe hese of he Alcoa Subject ete re of the reverb embinato that the Latin ‘etree aed abun, The dicen ofthe eta eu became che eninge sha ptf terre Sec th ivenin eb fa Sik was he concen of to oter paso eter “syle” and "deve Dfviouhy we anno make any senile decsons show he exprenion prt our datas unl weave ay ana Sly defined the nbc mae Frequemly, ou ujecomater aged (ous Ove eacheranoaunees ‘acl "For at iday Loan yu to wees so ord eter othe eer ‘he shoe newspaper gong yon vews onthe roped icra i thn Or the edior of mane west wand aa do joo Pe onthe deronsatans gaat te bung fs mlese powerplant 8 forcement Orde presen athe campy for mich we work ass ws {epee report for ent ines meting onthe ica fe eet ering camps Oscasnnlly we chose our on subject oe Moe Froguny wher ese engaged ajo weg roe, we are desing ‘ah sujet ht has em angoed ow Butthe ice or deagean fs ube only abepinningn fet itcan hendensend fining rhe at dane ta deine he subject Tie not ‘ough for us odie thar we are ping wrt on *detecracy” Before “femcorac"cis tere vel subjer fra deore something mst Be pebisa ofi Te soe st be converted into a ts tm We {Io lope be stated inthe fr fs propantion xem emence (tataucr or denis something abou the sujet So oOF vague soe: ase” nse rarned nts sentence ke “Democrat frm of ovine tat bet allows ia izes to telze thir penal s8 ” 28 | ouscoveny oF anoussenrs human beings” or "A demveracy cpa. function fleively iis eines aedltene® Now weave sheers teas tows sata presi or ‘ion of wha we are going sy above the sujet "democtc. Tekin Henry Newman ection ca Elementry Sui” nies ofa Unser pits onthe wporanceastating a subject the fren oe roouton Pr estou Me Blick isonet on 2 com pocon we Tenby a boy named Rober: Nowak here” Me lack yt, he sbi ars rt at {Poca fore sl ow itis pop: saa cern get See edie eter arora er eet ‘eset sj seed gud eo ee eo the ond Gol md wil ce of etna td ene tod ba “capricnun"uexpece ten thn things 3 {Se uo tem te Grn nd eo ham mar be Site spn conn ton mvc tan ons Raber pea we Sronal Hundreds of Rober and Ror re defer etry yarn het com potion dans becuse they wil ot or eanot deine their subi The {ih tecnica ed oul refered star or ane, or Jeri ng the pois at nue pn cour afm at might lp steed ‘don these. The formal onaued of thee queton ht were asked Shourthe subject pute or dion Ans bth hing i) goein oft ‘uid tate} -»quonion af deition rales what andini a quion ef ganicy Ina murder rl or snc, he eae fr the preneation and the defense ould wan ane of hres +. Did Beas, at has been alleged il Casa? (wher aching) 2 Tis prntd tht Brasil Cassone at ce oF seledcene hain?) 5 TPivwasin fact des os rates tied in nding Cat sar Gobind?) ‘isoenion fisher he mrina iano thelops uring ror i sguing te ee “TR sc af ch fol nl en sal he hei fa cours bit can help sadetsderoune wht spe of the ube hey ate Blog 2 Sra i he hey se ns tn omens ess. ets oe ronmotsrine amtens 29 hac he each as eke ee student to wrt 2 tert the editor sows ‘he crease in uti Fs fal hey mu determine wae of oe ‘bj they ae gong otk abou tore aclly pang tbe ssnctone fp tution nest erm, or Sas the ncrene only been props rumored? Shoe ofthe dente my Koow tat the Bead of Trae bas cnc. ingen neem io ation brs aa yt foal vue the prop If {arth burden ofthe lene they to write would ke sot ie te flowing: "The ders of te nniverty have Bean in an pre about sexing dana erat they had taken he wou e deerme the Tat they would now tht ehey donot yet have ny je ee for copa Seppone however, thatthe eporeabou thence in mtg charges pr cre out har ben eons Wha sie ther eft sev? Wel, the sofenc could diet dhe atenin othe qusion of Season Is the ‘hange frm So Spe ger eds eel tn cee inten cet Noe anecomierthac he Ban of Tete ae ovo reduce he number of eredicoure thn suds wl Be alowel te anyones ‘hater Soakbough te cnt per eedivhaur wl up the etl eo fai ‘in per oemeser wl asia the tame Ie appten hatin thine, 9 ‘decor the defiance oul tara in mare ule soot Sree but with other subject ke "demoerey”o onal medi” there would be oreo an oportnity to dean asibtncve a, ith he (Batu of key tr change dor conti ssa irene he con of tin: Now ee ‘hid guest nae) eam dln th eal fone of he dicsson Was he ‘reeset? Can be uted? Tn comparnn wth he genta se fete cor ofeing don the nereze i ian tun out be mms? Will thence in ton case the cotinance ofc cen so ampeoremeatn the guy ofthe aceon the tacents rece? Oil he pene pe ‘cory ens rm soning er cation? Te applet of the ‘hed ques zn up aunter of sgneat ares of ican. "The subject mstercnsdered relation othe rent stun oF 0c siopand othe mene ten eats which of he hee questions as Epps In any ese, however, he aplication ofthe prinent question of Je does help to Seine the ates ofthe subj that 19 Be cS (GEE rapes has en der te toent olde prepared Yo Fovnules senescence Oncethe sbi ar been ntowed down, what ‘rindidual sudents nance sy sbou that sebjee™ "Phe vainl ricipe wo. th engl decline etn Ita inporae habe tna armed in single sotenee Making sts oral een ote eae ely ose ee foi at ‘Riayat an terey to e the nity the hes Ten egal Inport ce frou te tess elmo sentence Hla TORRES aig preset ner fear democracy” ed in 30 | oscoveny oF ancustets erator sentences The “i demsray a eile fom of yoverment iced subj: uy kid of emene avea eater cin irae the Thess wl be early sh ryt ithe pede eno dens something abo the suber “The ey of oor deme ‘pean be presetved aly oe fight to mainein Demers) Titer of povcramenes "eth grr int compo ce ‘heat tay aout the conn ote gtd sujet Noreen, es {ts undason or sumed, ceent icone. Theo, en ge Sot ofthe per ht can bunt deveiap the in ‘Say for ntact fa pape ou ere og eo Writ or» pol scieqs couse, you sel onthe es “Democrary fesble form of| [ovenmen forte newly emerge counties of South Ain” That sae frum pect debe the popston tau want age fr Your pe prs democrat Frm of government wl worn Soh Alen You ey dc object sn mind ts iely dha your ape wl eee 9 SE ti Barth ne vesalation ofthe hes sa tga sre is 6 ‘lope: Wil owe, for anes ave tees he Deganing of out ouy aes waa he ey term in yor ths senene—demey Tejon? Wills ale be abe or yoo spe which cumin SF Seah Aten ou have in mid? post that yon coal ‘reales your sgumen aborts of dear arene Irctlam Coons of eats Aen by cmpaing te stzoen in hee “eon suninn ober whet democar as rove” Stecant Axyoucanse he statement of yur thes ledsggeed the opis of enon and compari as paul lines of develope od fas to vggesed spb aegunzaton of your esc wl beso acne tocaberece, ‘eninge tes in a ingle dedarntve sentence wil ab ep ro de serine whether you can sleguney hide he gen of corn bes ‘iin word at ctor you The pet “decrae is 50 ron that You could or orecat how much develope would be neesary ta emkly wetness Apropo tke Democracy the bt om of ferent” sll onewhar bo a vague ut at eas es some Fee te suber Yu perp ould ond janice such thes in ord ur ou mgt be se reat tact sooo words On {Bote Kan, ropes ie “Represoatine demecracy ows ech ‘Slusn went ont vt othe condet ofthe govern” snigh er ‘fell adeuaty treed in oo wor ‘Spl the pipe some wes Rave diay ia fang thei sheds nase Gelarnve nen Pa ofthe ical seme em he Eiht ey rhea np tsetse est dow 2 Sonpe these entenceThgh sod language erace wi ash te. Sage athe eect cet) Sesh shetncien, ons hl, "For we ‘ax nace aooks oF reRoAON 3 snus sued that wher we exe ais il her besides he ‘idnaapent of ngage ore hom ar tome ae ao a ‘Srofconsving these Embrand char ad cleserencerte sees ot vay the cul of earn hc fle Sone ivlen ck cme pace fie sen egies silty to sats tho sry Thy st ons the eeopnn of sy ny Sefmates abe temas te seen fry aloe hs “Scns fhe poe ye dg ll ‘Soltis suet ey sd ae a cr isto theme nsame cn Howees een ot ‘ays nowhere expy sc andthe ender wan eo ant {tcc esse nde enay Te sy to genre iy cen ela any we age a ating bo aed fw can ‘frst Gomer me nt at iy hee wl ve much te ‘Stators ou owe ec Wem aque inci wc pee alee communi ely andes oth thr ough rdf orton pre Ene ese ane cic cnn fy ube acre ‘gr bngaing vie ote endings The ule «doco wile sre pte an ahr fre espe ths wrote par bo hva aro at ke lw ar TR inthe pone wun he mtn aslo Map ote an Be wservoc he seer “ce eunl a cht wen ht chp: he egoing etch ned wing ply eine rsh son {escape wun, sesame qualia Somene once EES Aon ey Eno Yat oyun ave i ee nd tke hreray bre nay be danni ea i eng Scuchanc stim areas ohare het Inch ee ecto a on ur ye fst nag cfc pe of a nrenson one ald nt ney af a we uy saa aoe [jee ad cha, been ego wite on The aan of Shred co nal one ba ween or rough dene We ‘sisaay seve hseten shes on sro fe et ‘oud be te rong fase cooing See arte wing Theat roti The Three M ‘of Persverion “The hss we esl rss aan bj or ee ico we nto ampere peste idea that we woul ke out acrostothes Tn ‘umes dncoute the thes nds the thor propose tat we el 32 | oucovny oe anconeners vant our anience acceptor ae po, But how da we geccters oseept ur fit of view? How do we gether, in Kenowth Basar treo ‘Sent th ot Arie id that we persuade others by shee ms: ) bse appl co ‘hai reason ipo) by the appeal oheemn ptl ) the ap Dl of aur penalty o chars shan, We any atone thee reas ‘clitel or predom sel orwemmay weal hee What these eae ‘reel ep determined by he ature the thee nese spy, arly by corte cicamstnee, ped (petal he ind fo nce we ate adsemingEserare declgr sone sts for asap ‘esp the sajna since, bby epics ad ae ‘Sten ee people so cnc teen tha thea desing wih ‘thers cam ix aru oan ae ate han to nee kee A when Pervasive setter proach the condo of at thy cum dc al Shine posine of eon Before re acs he pc, the sem tha the asia hea wide help one fd ching tay om aay gen sabes we Sider the rele tee thee de of ape The Apsea to Raaton Rationality ihumanys een character. his what as peop ‘man ond iferenctes them fom ther sma: Iealy ese shod ‘Tomine all of pope's shaking ad aon but acl they oe [uence by pusons and peje ad cntors Tsay ha people ae ejpondt rasa moss tay hae hey esr hee freon, Wer mu have fash ot only ha poopie se cpio onder Ah ncs by the dices of ren bot tat net ft tne ey oe i fwd todo so Bec the rhetortiane had thr ht pole shy {opto con an ofr flap, he cen of buna rong hers the counteract of dec” Arte sid ae Bw nance of his Rhee, Arde bad ese with sr ope fo the a ets a faleively Save bean elles she Open, ad in of tee tars he Prov Amys ad the Poser Antic, be had ea piel with dele "he sed ince restrinp Dsl ws the pop oes ara Ur oi, dhe same way the chore ws the popula form of he snc emanation tat sonk pace othe scenes Dt Dil wh her [gheandae of queton and sewer ae goed exnmpe fee foes Seay in nich peopl rz with one seater, Sina etre {he paca at by which me learn how te tani all he soll inca of persuading + lng, heterogenous, perhapr ned audience "The appt wo renan hata oor mag te Jet volte he pep fret gi they are merely aapatns lage Sm wheres herp fe andacion ae the Forms that reasoning ake i eg the ere ‘ue carp ethernet abe ere ‘pip TARE MOBEEOFpeaSLstON 33 ee ee eee teeters ee ee aaa ate Principle of Deiton xposon snd argumematon ote teh on defisiton, Exposition in ft isa orm of deiniton In order telat seting we have tol wht ¢ thing io esrb renames prt demonstrate is pean, A ‘nny am expniar works work tht defines ot thingy bt words ‘hat stand fr tigs AI “how wo books are pramariy expt, case, bj showing hw something works or operates bok ein sense ok. paning or defining toething Dut tht anatase sy hinge ae oinstanees of erpostary defen Inthe Tanne af hs rests om og Arie aye down te enc pe gorernig is coommonly lected as an een efiion” An ‘Sie dtinion sneha dengan that which nae hing what st fd dstingiotn tn thing Fom aller tings im other word One tha apis s enngs ebdarmenal nature. For ian, he Wiel a ptt exe! Setniton omen nt llows "Aman ve etal nie ‘The pect ern “anal anal” cesigouers mans eee sc te tand of any hes ceaare = ‘One of he est by which we con determine heer we hve avived at ss enenealdeinon eo ate wheter we can comer he propo hat Ss iercange te sujet and predieat terms without deteying the wath tft propstion The popeiion "A mann etionl animal” can Be cans ‘ecto rons nina int mane The poposion nate ine se. Selon ine Lt apy deren noma Matt abied animal” When we onverthe proposition "A bpd 0 malta man we cn ready sx tha the th bar een pe oe Sthie i re thotesery man is «biped anh ie ote tat every Tepe Sains tan "Tv foseden” thar of maa, DJ hes nt designate the ewence of ran. “Ranality” oes Segaste mals ‘cence, tot only becaoe ie charset of man but eee elon” you know tat God exist” “The Bible sys 507° Why shou pte {geen wht the Bilesaya™ "Benue he iui won el Code God Sore of moe cogent arginent than thi (One the commonest ad sult fr his lay ithe ue teing epithe "This dren shuld be pu away for ie” We doa swan ony conan gars eters in is ate“ Thi pig ei ‘i wa fl the Amevcan peste” The ceurence of etn fre Shoal sles tht a nance of queion bepping ay be thing ab erbige We should tan ovr gad whenever we met epresn ke “Sbvsowsy "ar course” "3s eeryne kaows “ey. “ong esons {Whenves yo se oof thse spreinn nt ent, ke aoe look athe sentence in which threes scutes wether wh ‘hector bas abrna or waguetinabe) 2 Argumcse Ad Momine (1 the man’) Thi form of mona arg tment th llc af steht argusseat fom 2 dscson a isto ‘ition of penalties we fied ht we anno refteoreone arg mente ghcstac the person charac "My pone srgurestte rey imprerit,hat remember, hit the on wha eves Fe fa ‘ef nd ary ater he ha wom fst pba vitor" ged Prevalence troughout histo hi eadncy vo denigrate character of ne who cous a eaus of argument ace han to vl the cae o Iurnent tr owo meri eer tobe natural We sometimes ctr thingie erry cram. Avenion verte ra the erry work faites dcannn of te sor eharecter ofthe autor the work ‘ine oe foul because the suthee a noereu ke, Ar Asoo ope Smead f thar’ ums er oh Novas nar doweshe wet bahe men A persons character cn hve same evace co an argurient—when, or Sboucy ore sep snes he rlaby a sneer ot EESibsed Grtomene hicng done soniesing but» dun of 2 [posons cha becomes a eyncyenand thereby foro lag When soch disunity aed mersy wo dsac tention Fon thie at ind ewe the "pasaced peng” ete 3 Ant Bop te py Ta wes dvi ee Zonal appeal slr the apne ad fominem. This he ete of Felingto ronal est apd preyuier to revent des rom sguney Eeghe ewe, Henne forme-—nrconum, per, shoo, raged uci ate ocd vor ops ora emo mate pe [tiie torme—slon, poder ail eenoney—af se 000 ici snaone, Nene sf hee tn are “goo “had” im chemses "Phe bron "wend words hen they sorte emotional map fs docunion tat people te dosed accept as proven wht bs oy Seen acre Appl ctins ate legiomace in he, ehetrcane ‘nnsined that ppl fe coud ot be ved wo ston nes thir eto tgs were tached. pel oem ae eeprenenii when hey ‘loud te fate whe the abet pape rata faculen, when they fur ptod igsucsnihhy wont Ith cnn or enon were slowed operat The "Red Honing" Thins anes diversionary tact: "Red hein re ape fos hunting and eater othe practi af dragging 3 he. ‘ong mrt ein ore led the uns ay rar tbe ps of ‘Bere The lana eft falc oa each eral, not ofthe eto’). Th anther Gein ket oie 2 papain pum, of inorng oc avon the te Backed sa ‘Sener asa afgument ll of re pone to tee he dcusn oa de ive "You sce eof keting on ty icone, but dea’ eetybeuy ‘hese ale bo "So att the general di lowe ta ate? Tink fl Fie glonaus veces inthe past The puant wha slows her eppanene {oange sn e die the main eb, may 008 Sd hel Te ing he aigunen becauc es opponent fas sled his potion to aler pred 45, The Comples Onction: Av oped example of hs the euestion, $y lu stop beng yar ee en mgouble to prea sn sets to ahs gueton shout brining amet, Whats wong here Thue gues ite ths has wo puts Teeombane thee questions "Do Jou beat aur wie and "en yo sp esting Ber? Te form of | [ewonteging on asa deeming yer would snp pt poet he roca gucon “Why cid you el the dimond rng?” sone Eostomed wth sv-prnged qin soul en athe ph us fhe det wih See Wat s minute Lees Svein whether Tver Sesteny mfeA ami legac pace tase auch ier t snr tan. Whon the ls bus up for ote leat are ae wih = icra They nay hor the mun bloat abjeceo the rider oF ee er ‘Brthey av nom placed iastuaton here they have aarp or eet the ole phage Tan arginen frrnste, me can ise that + emnplex {ein eda wth pr by pee The Bhicol Appeal Inthe previous sexi we dak sme length with he Legis che Uta and mee of pet or pers that appeal the reson 1 ip ponte shoul cleo eandt 4 dicunson or argument excsively Gn vel of enn, Bethe retescins were relic enough Co eg" feta people ave crentucsot psn anda walss well aso melt. We LN 72] oscoveny oF sncusenrs Save ts deal ith people they ae not they shoul be If we conve af rhoore the art of dscovering athe table mean of gesvson tril cored to make we whateer lets and ane would pe [inte] mene open to ue Ae was fed out eaten Arad Po ‘Sead s second rennin the chal spa the pesative vue of the ‘elke or ters charter “The ca ape an be the mast flctve kind of appa even he deers soundest pelo the eas cau fallen dea ese sd face receduafsorttothe peskerscharicee The eal speal Fecaliinmportann rhs dour beau Hee we del Shove which abs cero isposleand ops are dste. Qn Shan lahat of he three hinds af Petre arta erate omar Jud he met need for She etl appeal he ced cca. As Ou sign wid "Por be who waa eal nen ra Bt fudgent at hat Ji chpeiem and honourable, should pores od be vga tt poe ing gensine widone and exesence of character" deur Oni, I “The ei appent sexed eceding co Arie, whe the peck self imprenes the aaiene that the spheres peron of und sense (elon hgh moral character et apa benevsenes on) Nove thar he peck tne hac mut erene is wnpresson. Thus 3 pron ‘holy oko oan adhe and ths iin the cs when lien {enor end antl na agi} old by sor et rar ane fe this kind of onBence. Same people, of eure aed ave pute to fea wo a audience an is repaint po oe wl oral aepore m achence foward eer, ee ele he re 9 ward To The anni weve, ei the arr self Ha et eS [nsinin th ebies spea for whats pron say io any parole di Ghpecauld wetken ote ny previ estblhel pura How does neath pretence oe ns pcan oF sound sense high ml chars andbneclence The quench Uhtetneey ee anser mint coche ather generale An ‘us ncn the general wrt hat pct masta poses ese {patie “Nis ooe pes wha be dos ne ive" the Las msn put toot ike promt of tet howener to frm sucha earcer—eept pings inc ncrest may We is tht these pean cages Frny communisnive dour, Hetre an tin only thee cle Nolte nse dover, rangement and expression of es. Tee pant thats ovon strongly enbued wh god set good enor fiber and goed wl ward oes il be pod conde our {Phnom il exreseeang eel apps can wea doen sy tbe ve peeps? Postve precept estat no moc see hn the ne [on prop fs ticoure esses psn pod ese tas ‘hace spske or wes ho an wleguate inves peel erode (uspothessbjet beige soe hate speaker oe wer Koad ‘att Moons on penuasion — 73 vere the principles of aid esteing incapable of wings stustion in the proper perspetne, has read widely ad as god cea scm tap uspment I dscouse to celle gevons moral hardest mu5

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