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Movements of the 18th century

-Neo classical= don't alter teachings, English translations


-Elocutionary


-Belletristic


-Psychological/philosophical

The Great Triumvirate

-Hugh Blair


-George Campbell


-Richard Whatley

Elocutionists 3 needs

-delivery was inadequately developed


-increased opportunity to speak=more opportunity for delivery


-poor models for public speakers

4 canons of rhetoric

-invention


-disposition


-style


-delivery=neglected canon

What is Hugh Blair's taste influenced by?

Reason and Exercise

Hugh Blair's standards for judging taste

-simple and natural


-well-connected story


-passion

Hugh Blair belief about rhetoric

rhetoric/related arts should be joined under "rhetoric and belle luttres"

Blair: What is taste?

-Base of his theory


-power of receiving pleasure through nature/art


-good/bad


-faculty common

Hugh Blair taught his students...

to be judges of the threads that connected the arts

Blair: what is belle luttres?

-classical principles: cicero/Quintilian's 5 canons, cicero's end of discourse, Longinus' combination of rhetoric/poetics

Blair: Positive attributes of belle luttres

-broadened rhetoric


-heavy reliance on sublimity


-central issues

Blair: central issues of belle luttres

-taste


-criticism


-genius


-style


-literary themes

Blair: threads that connected the arts

-taste


-style


-criticism


-sublimity

George Campbell's common sense

-Universal understanding/values


-central=rhetoric is a process


-integrated classical concepts with modern thinking

George Campbell: 3 criteria for doctrine of usage

-reputable (free from vulgar)


-national standards


-present use

George Campbell's writings

"philosophy on rhetoric" = oral communication

George Campbell's 4 step process to persuasion

-understanding


-imagination


-passions


-the will

George Campbell: persuasion is...

Hierarchical

Richard Whately's writings

-elements of rhetoric**


-elements of logic

Richard Whatley's Burden of Proof

-lies with those who seek to overcome presumption (those who want to change)


-gives requirements for change

Richard Whatley: Rhetoric=

the art of reasoned discourse

Richard Whatley: Theory of presumption and burden of proof help...

the Christian arguer

Richard Whatley: Elements of Rhetoric

-ecclesiastical rhetoric (defender of religion and priori truth)


-allows Christian advocate to disprove skeptic with finality

Richard Whatley: rhetoric=

argument

Richard Whatley's impact

-used in courts of law


-promotes existing beliefs


-promotes presumption for Christian arguer

John Ward=

Neo classical

John Ward writings

Wrote "System of Oratory"= the most extensive restatement

Thomas Sheridan believed...

Poor preaching= bad health for religion

Thomas Sheridan believed rhetoric=

pronunciation and gesture

Gilbert Austin believed in...

The science of gesturing

Gilbert Austin wrote...

"Chironomia"= method of marketing