CMST 2063 Study Guide - Stephen Toulmin, Tisias, Sophist
Document Summary
Intro to rhetoric: engaged citizens, an active participant in democratic process. Persuasian: capacity to act rhetorically in public sphere, citizens are made, not born, rhetorical speech, the art. Rational method; creative and situated judgement: of addressing pressing public concerns: Rectify predicament or problem: by employing deliberate persuasive strategies. Consistantly achieving predetermind goal through art : before a public audience: Public-ness, of electronic age: at a specific occasion: In physical presence of others: in order to transform some aspect of a problematic situation. Seeks to change an aspect of the natural or social environment: by encouraging new forms of thought and action: World of persuasion: training in how and how not to be persuaded, the untested idea is a dangerously weak idea, subversion, counter notions, for good or ill, testing the idea, the public sphere of public interest. Ethical rhetoric: broader consequences, complex and interconnected world. Introduction to argumentation: so why the need for this course, critical thinking skills.
