COMS 330 Midterm Duffy Questions And Answers

COMS 330 Midterm Duffy Questions And
Answers
3ygenresyofyrhetoricy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-1.yDeliberativey-ymattersyofypolicyy-
yfuturey(democraticysociety)

2.yForensicy-yjustice/yinjusticey-ypasty(democraticycourts)
3.yEpideictic/occasionaly-ypraiseyandyblamey-yusuallyywritteny(oralysociety)

ApagogicyMethody-yCORRECTyyANSWER--
ylaysyoutyplausibleyalternativesy&yinvitesyaudienceytoypick




apologiay-yCORRECTyyANSWER-speechyofydefense

Aretey-yCORRECTyyANSWER-
qualitiesyofyhumanyexcellenceywhichymadeyaymanyaynaturalyleaderyinyhisycommunity
-
ysomehowyaybirthrightyofyAtheniansyVSyitytakesyayvillageytoyraiseyaychild/ytheyyneedytoybeytau

ghtywisdom

Athensy-yCORRECTyyANSWER--ymostyprogressiveycity-state
-ysearchedyforyorderythroughyrationalyargument
-y"istors"y=ytheykingsywhoythenybecameytheyjudges

canonsyofyrhetoricy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-1.yinventiony-ylogos,yethos,ypathosy-
ycreationyofyargument

2.ystyley-ydiction,yrhythm,yetc
3.yarrangementy-ywhatytoyputyfirst,y2nd,ylast
4.ydeliveryy-ytone
5.ymemory

-ytheygreeksydon'tylabelytheseyalthoughytheyytalkyaboutythem

characterisitcsyofyolderysophistsy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-1.ymetics
2.yrelativists/yskepticsy-ytheyworldyisythereyforyyouytoychange,ymethod:ybasisyofypersuasion
3.ytaughtyrhetoric
4.yprofessionalsy-ychargedyfeesy&ynotypublicyeducation
5.ycontemporaneousyw/ysocrates

, Coraxy-yCORRECTyyANSWER--ydevisedyaysystematicyapproachytoyargument
-ybestyknownyforyhisy"doctrineyofygeneralyprobability"

Coraxy&yTisiasy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-imperisistsy-
ypayyattentionytoydata,yunderstandingyofytheyworldythroughysenses/yobservation

-ylistenedytoylandydisputesyinycourt,ypeopleywhoywereysuccessfulyhadygoodyspeechesy-
ytheyartisticyproofsy(ethos,ypathos,ylogos)

-yevidenceyandyprobabilitiesyareybetter

criticismyofysophistsy-yCORRECTyyANSWER--
ythoughtysophistsywereycorruptorsyofypublicymoralsy

-yeveryoneyseesytheyworldydifferentlyyso,yformyouryownyopinionyaboutytheyworldyaroundyus
-yonlyyhaveyouryindividualyperceptionsyaboutyWHATyISy&yWHATyISN'T
-yabandoningyoneytrueymoralityyandyseeingybothysidesywasytoysinkytoyskepticismy
-ywhat'syrightycouldyjustybeywhat'syadvantageous

Dialecticy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-participants:ydialectician,yinterlocutor
startingypoint:yopinion
method:yQy&yA,yrationalyinquiry
purpose:yexamineyopiniony&yfindytheytruth

Didacticy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-participants:yignorantypeople
startingypoint:yignorance
method:ylecture
purpose:ycommunicateyknowledge

dissoliyloqoiy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-contrastingyarguments

doxay-yCORRECTyyANSWER-they"truth"yofyopinion,yonlyymadeytrueyb/cypeopleybelieveyit

Dracony-yCORRECTyyANSWER-givenytheyjobyofywritingylaws

Gorgiasy-yCORRECTyyANSWER--ycreditedyw/yinventingyextemporaneous
-ynotyayteacheryofyvirtue/yArete
-ybelievesyrhetoricyisyaymasteryartyandyprobabilitiesyareymoreyimportantythanyfact/ytruth
-yheldythatyoppositesyexistybutycanybeyunitedyw/ypoweryofywordsy-yharmonyyinypolarities

Gorgias'syEncomiumyofyHeleny-yCORRECTyyANSWER--
ybyyargumentyoneycanyrevealynotytheyabsoluteytruthybutysomethingytruer

-ylanguageycanyonlyyexplainytheytruthysoyfar
ProbableycausesyofyHelen'syjourneyytoyTroy:
1.ybyycommandyofygods/yfate
2.ycarriedyoffybyyforce
3.yyieldedytoypersuasion
4.yledycaptiveybyylove