Sentences with phrase «in classical rhetoric»

Since 1990, Michael Frost has written a series of articles and, finally, a treatise, all applying classical principles of rhetoric to modern legal writing and advocacy.164 His repeated reading and application of classical rhetorical texts to legal advocacy has defined his publishing career, and he has consistently — and rightly — strived to remind legal writers of their heritage in classical rhetoric.

Three ways to persuade in classical rhetoric.

Not exact matches

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Yet he admits that the use of classical rhetoric has its limitations and problems, especially in establishing the conscious use of standards for oratory in the writing of narratives and letters.

Such a conclusion is unwarranted, however, for (1) since Luke writes as a historian he evidently possessed some training in grammar and rhetoric, and therefore had learned to write in various styles, and (2) he varies his own style in accordance with the situation; in Acts his style becomes more «classical» as the gospel is brought closer to Rome.

His philological approach to language, encouraged by Erasmus and the whole neo-classical movement, together with his long training in rhetoric and his love of classical literature, all contributed to his success.

Jack Maloney, an ad hominem is a classical rhetorical fallacy, and as such it has meaning in the context of formal debates conducted according to the rules of classical rhetoric.

The most famous American example of tricolon is probably the Declaration of Independence's reference to «life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,» to which goals the drafters, in another bow to classical rhetoric, pledged «our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.»

Given the close relationship between classical rhetoric and modern legal persuasion, it comes as no surprise that a number of contemporary writers have written about this relationship for the legal writing community.162 Two of the writers mentioned in the introduction to this Article, Michael Frost and Michael Smith, have written repeatedly about this relationship and produced treatises with extensive commentary on the uses of classical rhetoric in modern legal persuasion.163 Both treatises contain chapters on the uses of ethos in modern legal persuasion, with useful advice for the modern legal advocate.

Teachers of classical rhetoric taught their students to maximize the persuasive effect of words by presenting items and actions in groups of three.