Chapter 25 began by talking about Cicero's five canons of persuasion. The five canons of persuasion are invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. They are in that order because that's the order they should be in while making a speech. Then the author got into talking about what he does in order to prepare for a speech. The chapter then got into talking about following a classic outline. The classic outline contains the introduction, narration, division, proof, refutation, and conclusion. Chapter 25 ended by talking about Everett using 5 canons for his speech/presentations.
Chapter 14 began by talking about logical fallacies. It Then said "all logical fallacies come down to bad logic. Then it talked about seeing "whether a fallacy is hidden in an argument" and questioning yourself. It also talked about if your audience "bears responsibility" that makes up your ethos. Chapter 14 also talked about the "the appeal to popularity". This chapter ended by having a list of 7 logical sins.
Chapter 13 began by talking about putting your audience in a trusting state. Then it went into saying that after you get them into a trusting state add in logos. Logos comes along because facts usually "for your argument and not your command". Chapter 13 also talked about bad logic. It said that bad logic waste time and got into different examples. Chapter 13 ended off talking about the basic tools of logos.
Chapter 8 started off talking about the 3rd ethos. Then it continued on into talking about "disinterest" and "Unintrest". It also talked about "acting as if the choice you advocate hurts you" as being a technique. Chapter 8 also mentioned that "ethos counts more than any other rhetoric". Why ethos is so important is because "you want your audience to be attentive, trusting, and willing to be persuaded. Also when trying to persuade " make sure it seems as if you don't have any tricks". Chapter 8 ended off by talking about the reluctant conclusion, personal sacrifice, and doubt.
Chapter 6 started off talking about how you would want your audience to be (receptive and attentive). It also stated how it would talk more about and go deeper into ethos. This chapter stated that being a "good person" helps better when trying to be persuasive. Then chapter 6 got into talking about Janet Jacksons virtue. It also talked about how charging you position could be a good thing. Chapter 6 ended by talking about the four rhetorical virtues it covered in the chapter.
Chapter 5 started off talking about decorum. Decorum is when the audience finds you agreeable if you meet expectations. The author also talked about how decorum Is the "simplest case of persuasion". Then the author started talking about how his mom went to go see "Gone with the wind" and "coloreds" couldn't sit in the good seats. Also in chapter 5 they talked about Eminem and how he used to do rap battles in Detroit and used to be the only white person there. Chapter 5 ended by talking about what would be in the next chapter.
Chapter one of Thank you for arguing started off with the author being in the bathroom talking about his hygiene. It then goes into talking about "rhetoric being the art of influence". Rhetoric also faded In the 1800s as said in chapter one . He also talked about his reasoning for creating this book and it was created "to lead you through this ill-known world of argument. This chapter also really focused on persuasion . What I mean by that is he talked about how no one could persuade him not even himself . The author referred to things ad experiments. This chapter ended with him explaining why he makes "territorial calls" to his wife.
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