COM CO 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Amorality, Interpersonal Communication, International Communication Association
8 Sep 2016
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Rhetorical vs relational- rhetorical communication is used for singular persuasive purposes; Relational communication is used for common, pluralistic purposes to form relationships. Sophists- a group of athenian itinerant teachers who established schools of rhetoric, literature, philosophy, and science. Dialectic- the hypothesis that there are two sides to every argument, and that each side should be defended and argued equally well for an accurate conclusion to be reached. Rhetoric- the faculty of discovering in a particular case what are the available means of persuasion. Rhetorical proofs- the rhetorical devices employed by a person used to persuade another, i. e, pathos (emotion) logos (logic) and ethos (authority). Pathos: emotional appeal, get people to feel, more likely to respond/act. Logos: reasoning, arguments through our symbols, gets you to reason. Aristotle"s 3 types of speaking- deliberative (speaking in the legislature), forensic (speaking in the law court), and epideictic (speaking in a ceremonial situation) Aristotle"s 3 critical elements within his overall theory of rhetoric:
