CMN 112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Kenneth Burke
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Rhetoric using argumentation, language, and public address to influence audiences. Classes created to teach rhetoric those who taught it were called sophists. (sophos- knowledge) Plato didn"t like rhetoric and the sophists because it was not truth . Persuasion has dual approaches: platonic thinking, cogent arguments, style oratory simple persuasive appeals. Aristotle created middle ground between plato and the sophists: truth is important but persuasive communication is also a practical skill to have. Rhetoric . is a matter of convincing an audience to make best decision about a matter : persuasion consists of . Extra: ethics: persuasion is to influence, not uncover truths. Cicero: orators should have high virtue, aiming to serve civic good, be knowledgeable about the psych of emotional appeals. Elizabeth cady stanton & susan b anthony used rhetorical strategies from cicero to gain equality (women) Karlyn kohrs campbell: men dominated rhetorical history.
