EN 1006 Lecture : en_1007_-_lecture_9_-_car.docx
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En 1007 fall 2009 carol poster. 18th and 19th century british education: period of great change in education, whitely was an enormous part of that change. Old and new writing situations preaching, letters, parliament (including bishops in house of lords), newspapers. Purpose of elements of rhetoric and conceptual foundation: elements of rhetoric was intended as a rhetoric textbook for students coming out of oxford. Whately as aristotelian: huge fan of aristotle, whately follows aristotle, knowledge of aristotle should help in reading whately. Assume it is true and show that assuming it is true leads to absurd consequences. Disagree with it directly: if you disbelieve one account of something you always believe another thing, question of several possible beliefs and you weigh the possibilities. Whately"s rhetorical strategies in napoleon (start out with points of agreement) Reduction as absurdum you go along with what they suggested.
