Artistic Proofs — Aristotle’s three appeals or modes of persuasion
Deliberative Speech — One of Aristotle’s speech genres used in the political realm.
Dialectic or Socratic Dialogue — Discourse between two or more people who hold different points of view but wish to establish the truth through reasoned argument
Discourse — written or spoken language or debate
Dissoi Logoi — Tool developed by the Sophists in which you look at both sides of an argument to determine the best course of action
Enthymemes — Part of Logos; Deductive arguments, rhetorical syllogisms based on probable premises accepted by the audience
Empiricism — philosophical theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily fro sensory experience
Epideictic Speech — One of Aristotle’s speech genres used in the ceremonial realm
Epistemology — the theory of knowledge that provides a world view based on one's perceptions; Epistemology shapes one's views and opinions of rhetoric
Ethos — Ethical appeal; Means to convince the audience of the speaker’s credibility
Eunioa — Part of Ethos; Displays goodwill toward the audience; the speaker has their best interests in mind
Forensic Speech — One of Aristotle’s speech genres used in the legal realm
Inductive Arguments — Part of Logos; Using specific cases to generate general conclusions; Examples
Kairos — Appropriateness and timeliness
Logos — Logical Appeal; Means to convince the audience of the speaker’s logic
Maxims — Part of Logos: Concern what is to be chosen or avoided in human action/rules of the road
Pathos — Emotional appeal; Means to convince the audience that the speaker has their best interest in mind
Pronesis — Part of Ethos; Displays wisdom, sagacity (demonstration of expertise, of what one knows) Rhetoric — There is no concrete definition for Rhetoric.