COMM 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Epideictic, Pathos

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Communication
• Course: COMM 1100
• Professor: Nicholas Matthews

Document Summary

Rhetoric as a knack rather than art. An elite form of dialogue meant for private rather than public. How do you move an audience without changing your message or losing your integrity? . Discovering in each case all possible means of persuasion. The art of discovering ways to make truth seem more probable to an audience that isn"t completely convinced. Courtroom (forensic) speaking, taken place in the past. Ceremonial (epideictic) speaking heaping praise or blame on another for the bene t of present-day audiences addressing judges who are trying to render a just decision about actions alleged to have. Political (deliberative) speaking, attempting to in uence legislators or voters who decide future policy. Inartistic, or external proofs the speaker doesn"t create. Drawing out the feeling of the hearers, both positive and distressing. Credibility, how a member of the audience perceive a speaker"s entire character based on the message and the way it is delivered.