COMM 26000 Study Guide - Spring 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - William O. Douglas, Speaker Of The United States House Of Representatives, Rhetoric

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 26000
• Professor: Rekha Sharma

Document Summary

It deals with social truth addressed to others, justified by reasons that reflect cultural values. : rhetoric can be, written, spoken, non-verbal behaviors (body language, drawings, sculptures, music, photos, tv/movies. Perspective- to see: can be physical or mental/virtual, ex: looking out a window, can be political or economic, can be medical or humanistic. Rhetorical perspective- focuses on social truths: truths are created and tested by people, they are concerned with what persuades people. It provides the foundation of open, democratic society that values freedom of speech, the exchange of ideas, and decision making through debate: purposes are , create a virtual experience, alter perception, explain, formulate belief. Criticism- the process of understanding and evaluating the product of human effort: describes, analyzes. Invention: generating ideas, audience, analysis, and adaptation, disposition, arrangement or organization, style, word choice and tone, every word is there for a reason and is purposeful, delivery, physical presentation, memory, forgotten canon .