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** "the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion."
** "the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion."
* generally, rhetoric is the study of techniques to inform, persuade, or motivate (an audience)
* generally, rhetoric is the study of techniques to inform, persuade, or motivate (an audience)
* In the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, Steve Fuller defines rhetoric as:
* In the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, Stephen Ziliak defines rhetoric as:


  Rhetoric is employed in both act and perception, in private thought and public communication. It is a means of communication as well as a theory for understanding and criticizing itself and the alternative means of communication. (p. 237)
  Rhetoric is employed in both act and perception, in private thought and public communication. It is a means of communication as well as a theory for understanding and criticizing itself and the alternative means of communication. (p. 237)
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* persuasion requires
* persuasion requires
** reciprocity
** reciprocity
*** as Steve Fuller notes, "rhetoric judges and is judged, it moves and is moved."
*** as Stephen Ziliak notes, "rhetoric judges and is judged, it moves and is moved."
** honesty
** honesty
*** which is why Aristotle was so concerned about "ethics"
*** which is why Aristotle was so concerned about "ethics"
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** keeping to the persuasive context
** keeping to the persuasive context


== Rhetorical devices list ==
== Rhetorical devices ==


* see above for Ethos, Logos and Pathos
* see above for Ethos, Logos and Pathos
* additional sections will cover rhetorical devices of counter-argument and repetition
* note  
* note  
** some of these rhetorical devices may be used to create false or misleading arguments or logical fallacies, or to impugn (insult, insincerely attack) another person or position
** some of these rhetorical devices may be used to create false or misleading arguments or logical fallacies, or to impugn (insult, insincerely attack) another person or position
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=== consonance ===
=== consonance ===


=== devices of counterarguments ===
=== irony ===
 
=== metanoia ===
* re-expressing a statement in a stronger or lesser way
* ''Her idea changed our country; indeed, it changed the world!''
 
=== metonymy ===
 
* a reference to a person or thing though an office or attribute
** ''the White House'' (the president)
** ''my heart beats for you'' (love, care)
** ''those suits care only about themselves'' (corporate leaders)
 
=== onomatopoeia ===
 
* using words that sound like the mean
 
=== paralipsis ===
 
* see apophasis
 
=== personification ===
 
=== understatement ===
 
== Rhetorical devices of counterarguments ==


==== diasyrmus ====
==== diasyrmus ====
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==== procatalepsis ====
==== procatalepsis ====


* an argument that anticipates a possible objection  
* an argument that anticipates a possible objection
* then rebuts those objections
* then rebuts those objections


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* ask a question, then proceed to answer it
* ask a question, then proceed to answer it


=== irony ===
== Rhetorical devices of repetition ==
 
=== figurative or literary devices ===
 
==== imagery ====
 
==== metaphor ====
 
==== simile ====
 
=== metanoia ===
 
* re-expressing a statement in a stronger or lesser way
* ''Her idea changed our country; indeed, it changed the world!''
 
=== metonymy ===
 
* a reference to a person or thing though an office or attribute
** ''the White House'' (the president)
** ''my heart beats for you'' (love, care)
** ''those suits care only about themselves'' (corporate leaders)
 
=== onomatopoeia ===
 
* using words that sound like the mean
 
=== paralipsis ===
 
* see apophasis
 
=== personification ===
 
=== repetition devices ===


==== anadiplosis ====
==== anadiplosis ====
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* see [[wikipedia:Apophasis|Apophasis - Wikipedia]]
* see [[wikipedia:Apophasis|Apophasis - Wikipedia]]


== Figurative or literary devices ==
* generally used for literary purposes and effects, these devices may also aid in the persuasive use of rhetoric
=== imagery ===


understatement
=== metaphor ===


=== simile ===
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