COMS 330 Duffy Midterm Questions And Answers

COMS 330 Duffy Midterm Questions And
Answers
"LawsyofyBlood"y-yCORRECTyyANSWER--createdybyyDracony
-ycalledythisybecauseytheypunishmentyforyALLycrimesywasydeath

agnosticy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-
(n.)yoneywhoybelievesythatynothingycanybeyknownyaboutyGod;yayskeptic;y(adj.)ywithoutyfaith,y
skeptical

anyoratory-yCORRECTyyANSWER-someoneygoodyatypublicyspeaking

Antiphony-yCORRECTyyANSWER--ycanybeyidentifiedyasytwoynamesy

-ycondemnedyandyexecutedybecauseyofyhisysupportyofyobligarchyy

-ybelievedyjusticeyandypoliticsyareyartisticyexpressions,ynotyhumanynaturey

-composedyhisyspeechesyforytheycourts

Antithesisy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-theydirectyopposite,yaysharpycontrast

apologiay-yCORRECTyyANSWER-
ayforensicyspeechythatymakesyaydefenseyagainstyanyaccusation

Aretey(Virtue)y-yCORRECTyyANSWER-excellence

Aristotley-yCORRECTyyANSWER-
Greekyphilosopher.yAypupilyofyPlato,ytheytutoryofyAlexanderytheyGreat,yandytheyauthoryofywor
ksyonylogic,ymetaphysics,yethics,ynaturalysciences,ypolitics,yandypoetics,yheyprofoundlyyinflu
encedyWesternythought.yInyhisyphilosophicalysystem,ywhichyledyhimytoycriticizeywhatyheysaw
yasyPlato'symetaphysicalyexcesses,ytheoryyfollowsyempiricalyobservationyandylogic,ybasedy

onytheysyllogism,yisytheyessentialymethodyofyrationalyinquiry.

Aristotle'syFouryAdvantagesytoyRhetoricy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-
1.yhelpytruthyprevailyinytheyworldyofyhumanyaffairs
2.yhelpyunderstandyhowypeopleyareymovedytoyactionythroughyspeech
3.yhelpyseeybothysidesyofyanyissue
4.yhelpydefendyourselvesyagainstytheyargumentsyofyothers

,atheisty-yCORRECTyyANSWER-AypersonywhoydeniesytheyexistenceyofyGod

Athensy-yCORRECTyyANSWER--ymostyprogressiveyGreekycity-states

-yaysmallypartyofyGreecey-yinymiddleyofyAtticay

-yGreeceywasyalmostyalwaysyatywarybecauseyofywhereyityisy--
yPalepanetianywaryandyTrojanyWar




-Athensyisyanyoralysocietyy-yrhapsody

-
yevolvedyfromymythicysocietyyofygod'sytoyoralyandywrittenycultureyonylogos,yorderythroughysp

eech,yandyrationalyargumenty

-
y3000yandy850yBCE,yKingyMinosyinyCreteyandyKingyTheseusyinyAthensyrulesytribesythrough

outyGreecey

-
yKingsywereyconsideredytoybeydescendantsyofyZeus,yrulesywithyomnisciencey(withydivineyrig

ht)y

-
yEarlyygreeksypreferredytoytalkyoutytheirydifferences,ytheyyoftenyconsultedyaythirdypartyywhoyr

epresentedytheycommunityytoysityinyjudgmentyofytheiryargumentsy--
>y"knowers"ywereytheykingsy-->ykingsythenybecameyjudgesy

-ycreatedycodesyforydailyylivingy

-ymoneyygivenytoytreasuryymadeyyouyfavoredy

-yCleisthenesybrokeyAthensyintoyterritoriesyandygaveythemyrepresentativesy--
>ycreatedythreeybranches:yExecutive,yJudicial,yandyLegislativey

-yGreeksybelievedyinyharmonyyandybalancey-->yrhetoricyandynothingyinyexcessy--
>ycreatedyrhetoricyforytoysidesyofyeachyargumenty

-
yTheyancientyGreeksywereytheyfirstycivilizationytoyinventysocietyythroughytheysearchyforypurel

yyhumanywisdomyinsteadyofytheystudyyofytextsylikeytheyBibleyorymythology

auguryy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-predictyfutureybasedyonypastyevents

, Calliclesy-yCORRECTyyANSWER-
aycharacteryinyplato'sydialogueyGorgias.yHeyisyanyAthenianycitizenywhoyisyaystudentyofytheyS
ophistyGorgias.yHeyarguesythatyitsynaturalyforytheystrongytoydominateytheyweak

Chaerephony-yCORRECTyyANSWER-loyalyfriendyandyfolloweryofySocrates

WasySocrates'yfriendywhoywentytoyaskytheyOracleytoyidentifyytheywisestymanyinyAthens

CharacteristicsyofytheySophistsy-yCORRECTyyANSWER--
yearlierygenerationyofySophistsy"olderysophists"y

-ycomeyfromysicily,yallycameyfromyoutsideyofyAthens
-They'reymeticsy(likeyhavingyaygreenycard)
-yinterestingyoutsideyperspectives
-y"name"yofy"place"
-yallyreletivists/skepticsy-->yagnosticsyaboutyeverything
-yallytaughtyrhetoricy
-yallyprofessionalsy
-yallylivesyatytimeyofySocrates

ClaimsyaboutyRhetoricyinyPlato'syTheyGorgiasy-yCORRECTyyANSWER--
Rhetoric'syentireyeffectyisyproducedythroughywordsy(symbolicyaction)
-
yRhetoricydoesynotyhaveyaysubjectymatteryofyitsyowny(AccordingytoySocrate's,yneitherydoesyd

ialectic)
-
yRhetoricycanybeydefinedywithyreferenceytoyrhetoricalydiscoursey(rhetoricayutens)yratherytha

nyrhetoricalytheoryy(rhetoricaydocens).yGorgiasytriesytoydefineyrhetoricaybyytalkingyaboutyho
wygreatyandygrandyitsysubjectsyare,yratherythanybyyexplainingythatyrhetoricyconcernsythey"m
eansyofypersuasion",yasyAristotleylateryexplains.y
-RhetoriciansylikeyGorgiasydoynotyunderstandywhatytheyyprofessytoyteach
-
yRhetoricyisyayknacky(oneyofytheyempeiria,yoryabilitiesydevelopedyfromyexperience)yknacksya

reyunteachable;yartsyarey(Socratesybelievesythis)
-
Rhetoricyisyoratoryyaddressedytoylargeyandyignorantyaudiences.yImplicitly,yrhetoricyisynotyus
efulyinyinstructionyoryinydiscussionsybetweenyspecialistsywhoyhaveyrealyknowledge
-
Rhetoricyproducesybeliefywithoutyknowledge.yFromyPlato'syperspectiveyforysomethingytoybe
y"knowledge"yitymustybey"certain"yandy"true"y

-
yRhetoricydoesynoty"instruct"ylargeyaudiencesybutyonlyyleadsythemytoybeliefsy"withoutycertai

nty"y
-
yTheyteacheryofyrhetoricyisyresponsibleyforywhatyhisyoryherystudentsydoywithyrhetoricalyknowl

edge.y(Socratesybelievesythis)y(Gorgiasybelievesytheyopposite)