HW 1/21

what is rhetoric ? where did it come from ?
rhetoric is a Greek tradition of preparing speeches.
Greek elders who were the experts in rhetoric taught it to the younger Greek boys.
Not everyone was allowed to use this, only those of upper class.
Sophists area group of Greeks that believed anyone can learn rhetoric as long as they paid them.
They were believed to be ruining the ancient rt of Rhetoric.
Rhetoric – using the available means of persuasion to make an argument.
we use these strategies to form our writing.
Logos, pathos, ethos, audience are all tools used t make arguments more effective.