Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

~ Plato

Intro to Rhetoric

As part of our current unit of study, we'll start by exploring the basic concepts of rhetoric. While some of the terminology may be new to you, you'll be surprised at how much you already know since you've been dealing with much of the building blocks of rhetoric all year life.

Readings

Carefully read the articles below, take notes and be prepared to discuss them in class in terms of their use of rhetoric. Please keep in mind that these articles have been chosen because they are excellent sources for our study of rhetoric – not because they advocate for or oppose a particular point of view.

Tool/Guide for individual analysis:

Readings for individual analysis:

More to come…