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Who is Plutarch?
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Plutarch is a Roman biographer.
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What is exigence?
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Exigence is the problem that can be solved via persuasion.
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The are four parts that make up a rhetorical situation. What are they?
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1) exigence (a problem that can be solved via persuasion).2) audience (who needs to be addressed to solve the problem).3) contraints (what complications arise when trying to solve the problem).4) available means of persuasion (what tools can be used to solve the problem).
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According to Socrates, did virtuous people concern themselves with material goods or self-development?
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Socrates' foundational belief is that virtuous people value self-development, not material goods.
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According to which ancient philosopher is the belief that knowledge is gained through a love of wisdom and philosophy.
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Socrates believes that knowledge is gained through a love of wisdom and philosophy.
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Which ancient philosopher believed that the conclusion of wisdom is that "I know nothing." Essentially this philosopher believed that wisdom is an awareness of ignorance.
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Socrates believes that the conclusion of wisdom is that "I know nothing". Essentially, he believes that wisdom is an awareness of ignorance.
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What is the Socratic method?
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The Socratic method is a method in which one asks a series of questions with the intentions of poking holes in the other person's logic or identifying possible contradictions. This method is preferred over simply asking someone what they believe.
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What does "doublespeak" mean?
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"Doublespeak" is a deliberate attempt to use language in such a way as to deceive or confuse listeners or readers.
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What is the first line of Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric?
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The first line of Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric is "rhetoric is the counterpart of dialectic."
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How does Quintilian define rhetoric?
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Quintilian defines rhetoric as the art of speaking well or "good man speaking well."
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Name the work of Plato which deals with the these three major issues: 1) what is the nature and function of rhetoric? 2) can rhetoric properly be called an art? 3) does rhetoric impart knowledge or merely belief and thereby constitute a false, or, at best, an insincere way of knowing?
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Plato's Gorgias primarily deals with these three major issues.
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Aristotle considers rhetoric a practical art. |
TRUE. Aristotle considers rhetoric as a practical art.
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The Rhetorica ad Herennium was written by an anonymous author. However, who was believed to have written the Rhetorica ad Herennium?
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It was believed that Cicero had written the Rhetorica ad Herennium.
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Who wrote Poetria Nova?
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Geoffrey of Vinsauf wrote Poetria Nova.
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Who wrote The Form of Preaching?
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Robert of Basevorn wrote The Form of Preaching.
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