Sentences with phrase «by rhetoricians»
As the author of II Peter claims, the apostles did not proclaim the power and presence of their Lord by relying on myths such as those employed by rhetoricians (1:16).
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It is easy to be manipulated by stylists, unless one has substantial knowledge of the texts on which rhetoricians draw.
To the latter group above all belong Gregory of Nazianzus and John Chrysostom both of whom were trained at Athens and Antioch respectively by the best pagan rhetoricians of the day, Himerius and Libanius respectively.
By the way, Smith - the - rhetorician never disappeared when Smith - the - moral - philosopher and Smith - the - economist came to the fore.
The first major retrospective of her work, organized by Frist Center curator Katherine Delmez, is a long - overdue look at an artist that the New York Times» Holland Cotter has described as «one of our most effective visual and verbal rhetoricians.»
Aristotle, however, defended rhetoric, arguing that a rhetorician attempts to persuade not only by appeals to the emotions (pathos), but also by appeals to logic (logos) and by demonstrating an ethical character (ethos).
Posted by Jackie1776 on October 19, 2009 at 10:56 am permalink Reply students were remarkably adept at what rhetoricians call kairos — assessing their audience and adapting their tone and technique to best get their point across.