by Prasanta | Oct 9, 2016 | Writing
After Invention, the next canon is Arrangement. Arrangement is the process of organization of a speech or piece of writing. Arrangement is divided into six parts: Introduction (Exordium) Statement of Facts (Narration) Division Proof (Confirmation) Refutation...
by Prasanta | Oct 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I introduced the Five Canons of Rhetoric. Today, we will take a closer look at the first of these canons, called “Invention”. The Invention phase is the brainstorming phase. This is the stage when you will brainstorm ideas of what you wish to...
by Prasanta | Oct 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Organized by Cicero, the Five Canons of Rhetoric are a system of creating powerful speeches and writing. 150 years after Cicero, Quintilian explored the Five Canons in greater depth. A couple of thousand years later, here we are still examining these words, albeit in...
by Prasanta | Oct 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today we will briefly examine the third of Aristotle’s “artistic proofs”: logos. Logos is an appeal to logic, or the ability to connect with the audience or reader with reason or logic. The Greek root “logo” or “log” means “word”, and the word “logical” is...
by Prasanta | Oct 4, 2016 | write31
Today, we will consider the second of Aristotle’s “artistic proofs” (i.e., means of persuasion): pathos. Pathos is the emotional appeal, or the ability to connect emotionally with your audience. Pathos is the Greek word for “suffering”,...
