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ENG 211: RHETORIC
T U E S D AY J A N U A R Y 1 9 2 0 1 6
CLASSICAL RHETORIC
G R EE C E (A N D R OM E, SO RT O F )
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF
CLASSICAL RHETORIC
Rhetoric was oral.
Rhetoric was thought to be primarily persuasive.
Judicial rhetoric argued for or against the innocence of an
accused person.
Deliberative rhetoric was used to pass laws.
Demonstrative rhetoric praised or blamed an individual on a
special occasion.
Rhetoric was public.
Rhetoric was verbal.
Rhetoric was expositional.
Rhetoric was discrete.