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Category Archives: Rhetoric
Rhetorical Devices: Aporia
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link.Device: Aporia Origin: From the Greek ἄπορος (aporos), meaning “impassable”. In plain English: An expression of uncertainty or doubt. Effect: … Continue reading
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Tagged Aporia, Bill Clinton, Cicero, Demosthenes, Dicky Fox, Jerry Maguire, rhetoric, Rhetorical device, Rhetorical Devices
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A Violin, a Subway Station and a Lesson from Aristotle
At approximately 7:45 on a chilly Friday morning in January 2007, a young man with a violin case entered one of the subway stations in Washington, D.C. He took up a position near a wall and a garbage can, took … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, Conor Neill, Ethos, Joshua Bell, Logos, Pathos, rhetoric
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Rhetorical Devices: Commoratio
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Commoratio Origin: From the Latin meaning to delay or dwell on a point. In plain English: Repetition … Continue reading
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Tagged Commoratio, Dead Parrot Sketch, E. B. White, Epimone, Monty Python, rhetoric, Rhetorical device, Rhetorical Devices
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Rhetorical Devices: Sententia
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Sententia Origin: From the Latin, meaning “feeling” or “thought” or “opinion”. In plain English: The use of … Continue reading
Rhetoric – The Public Speaking Game™
I am pleased and excited to announce Rhetoric – The Public Speaking Game™, the brainchild of my friend, Florian Mueck, and me. Florian and I have a passion for good public speaking. Yet we know that for many people, the mere … Continue reading
Rhetorical Devices: Diacope
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link.Device: Diacope Origin: From the Greek διακοπή (thiakhopi), meaning “cut in two”. In plain English: Repetition of a word or … Continue reading
