Enthymeme

Enthymemes are a form of assumption that a rhetor may use to try and connect with an audience; they may also be considered to be nomos, which is a rhetorical concept that includes societal norms and customs. Patricia Ryan may use them to cover an area of uncertainty and to put herself in the same crowd as the listeners. One example of an enthymeme that she uses would be when she makes an assumption of what the audience believes…

first date and the events that the couple does while Kevin Hart is following them with the new feature that his Hyundai Genesis has. First Date- Hyundai Super Bowel Commercial -The Hyundai Genesis is an example of rhetoric. We see examples of enthymeme, the emotions that are desired, examples of utilizing ‘humane’, characteristics of rhetoric,…

Over the course of this term, I have learned several helpful techniques to incorporate into tutoring sessions. I’ve also learned about problems that can arise when tutoring and how to avoid making poor decisions. One of the best practices that I have learned is how to systematically address different problems a student is having with homework, by breaking assignments down into a more accessible format. When a student comes into a tutoring session and is overwhelmed with a homework…

The article, “When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes,” by David Epstein analyzes how doctors use treatments and procedures by demand or because they have been using them for so long. He presents the argument as to why these treatments can do more harm than good, and why doctors need to look at the evidence about the treatments to make sure they are actually beneficial. Epstein talks about two patients, and how in both stories neither of the patients needed stents. By doing some research…

In one of his most famous works ever, Aristotle describes rhetoric as being “concerned with such things as come, more or less, within the general ken of all men and belong to no definite science”. Rhetoric is such an important literary tool for two reasons: all men use it to some extent and it helps readers analyze other pieces of literature and art. This essay will discuss the latter reason. The art of persuasion has been applied to three different works of literature: We Need Gun Control to…

create with their audiences concerning the subject of the speech (Dixson, 2001, p. 159). When students focus on themselves rather than their audiences, they do not consider their audiences’ perspectives. Aristotle’s approach to reasoning is the enthymeme, meaning “grasped internally” in Latin, and he states in his second rationale for rhetoric’s utility that speakers should compose arguments based on the mutual beliefs of the speaker and the audience (Herrick, 2013, p. 74). Thus SCT and rhetoric…

The ethos of the rhetor is important because he is highly regarded for many reasons. Banksy is unwavering in his mission, and refuses acknowledgement and profit from his work. Thus further solidifying that he wants no gains monetarily or in celebrity distinction. This rhetor has the authority to make this particular argument in the eyes of the public because he himself has not fallen openly victim to the consumerism traps of society. Banksy has one objective: to rid society of its modernistic…

Introduction On January 27, 2015 during the Super Bowl, a public service announcement entitled “Domestic Violence” was broadcast by the National Football League and NoMore.Org. The video casts two characters: a woman whose face is not revealed and a 911 telephone operator’s voice. The woman pretends to order a pepperoni pizza because her partner monitors her, but she really reports the abuse. Therefore, the operator has to decode the victim’s report based on the hints she provides, as she…

The following question will look at the transmediated discourse of racist ideologies presented in the video game in question. This semester I have also been in a women’s studies class that looks at women’s agency in the Middle East, I even wrote a paper about female artist living in exile of Iran so I have become very sympathetic to the structure of women in the Middle East. In the class we discussed the messages of Islamic text and how they were very often misinterpreted to give men the larger…

The example of visual rhetoric I examined was Banksy's piece "Siren of the Lambs". Banksy is a street artist, but his work is not limited to graffiti. In the "Sirens of the Lambs", Banksy confronts the issue of animal cruelty by addressing the meat industry in a unique way. The evidence of this piece is the location itself. Banksy arranged for a meatpacking truck, filled with puppet animals, to be driven around the Meatpacking District of the city of New York. The puppets were accompanied by…