The term “invention”, reminds me of the old age saying “necessity is the mother of invention” (unknown author). The chapter discusses how “classical invention” was a “rhetoric” that only highly educated, usually “speakers and writers” used to relay information to the public. Since most people of that time were labors and could not read or write, believed these scholars to have all the answers. Referring “to the means of discovering possible arguments, providing ‘speakers and writers with sets of instructions to help them fine proofs appropriate for any rhetorical situation’” (qtd. in Clark 49). This type of “invention” derived from a necessity.
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It was no longer derived from gathering information, but now was a part of a person’s opinion. “The focus of George Campbell’s The philosophy of Rhetoric (1776) was the thoughts and perception of individuals, and according to Winterowd and Blum (1994), ‘moved invention to the ivory tower of the individual mind’, placing a new emphasis on creativity (genius, imagination, fancy)” (53). I believe this move to a creative rhetoric is a plus. but in dealing with rhetoric, you also must have facts to support your opinion. By combining your opinion with creative examples and facts you may be able to persuade your audience to your view point. Although, some writers and speakers are as slick as a “snake oil salesman” and can persuade you without proven …show more content…
The strategy I tend to use is a combination of “freewriting” and “exploring a topic though questions” (59,61). Nevertheless, I agree with Clark that the “students should understand the kind of essay being written” (57). Understanding the assignment is the first step. For example, if the assignment is on your view point of the environment, it could take many venues for the student. One could take the assignment as more scientific, reporting on scientific results of global warming, another might interrupt as the type of places you like to live. By knowing the parameters of an assignment can help student immensely when cultivating an idea for a specific focus for a paper.
In conclusion, Clark’s information provided in “invention”, could have focused more on the strategies of teaching “invention” then on the origin and the process that was used in the past. Meaning, before the 18th century. As an educator, I plan on doing workshops, which would not need all this background information. Yet, I did learn some strategies that I could use in my
Most communities of the time were hunter, gathers, tradesman, fisherman and some type of labor …show more content…
It was no longer derived from gathering information, but now was a part of a person’s opinion. “The focus of George Campbell’s The philosophy of Rhetoric (1776) was the thoughts and perception of individuals, and according to Winterowd and Blum (1994), ‘moved invention to the ivory tower of the individual mind’, placing a new emphasis on creativity (genius, imagination, fancy)” (53). I believe this move to a creative rhetoric is a plus. but in dealing with rhetoric, you also must have facts to support your opinion. By combining your opinion with creative examples and facts you may be able to persuade your audience to your view point. Although, some writers and speakers are as slick as a “snake oil salesman” and can persuade you without proven …show more content…
The strategy I tend to use is a combination of “freewriting” and “exploring a topic though questions” (59,61). Nevertheless, I agree with Clark that the “students should understand the kind of essay being written” (57). Understanding the assignment is the first step. For example, if the assignment is on your view point of the environment, it could take many venues for the student. One could take the assignment as more scientific, reporting on scientific results of global warming, another might interrupt as the type of places you like to live. By knowing the parameters of an assignment can help student immensely when cultivating an idea for a specific focus for a paper.
In conclusion, Clark’s information provided in “invention”, could have focused more on the strategies of teaching “invention” then on the origin and the process that was used in the past. Meaning, before the 18th century. As an educator, I plan on doing workshops, which would not need all this background information. Yet, I did learn some strategies that I could use in my