Ep. 247: Aristotle on Rhetoric and Emotions (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Art of Rhetoric
Aristotle thinks part of rhetoric is speaking to people in the right way. He recognizes it's perfectly possible to use rhetoric in these techniques, these ways of doing things. As we see, everyday speech and thinking is littered with anthememes. They are modelled on a syllogism, and theyare just leaving out a premise. What's left out is often just prejudice.
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