Sentences with phrase «of classical rhetoric»

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

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.

Word choice is another feature of classical rhetoric that can enhance the power of legal documents.

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.

Joe is a student of classical rhetoric and Katharine knows how to connect to what matters with an audience.

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.

Not exact matches

Michael's positions may carry the tone of classical religious rhetoric, but if we assume this whole notion of «God» to be true, then they actually make sense.

Modern theories of rhetoric have also been used to place new emphasis on argumentation, since much classical criticism has been overly concerned with arrangement and style.

In Rhetoric and Biblical Interpretation they recommend that the definition of rhetoric be broadened to its fullest range in the classical tradition, namely as «the means by which a text establishes and manages it relationship to its audience in order to achieve a particular effectRhetoric and Biblical Interpretation they recommend that the definition of rhetoric be broadened to its fullest range in the classical tradition, namely as «the means by which a text establishes and manages it relationship to its audience in order to achieve a particular effectrhetoric be broadened to its fullest range in the classical tradition, namely as «the means by which a text establishes and manages it relationship to its audience in order to achieve a particular effect.»

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.

Before printed books, the art of memory was considered a staple of classical education, on a par with grammar, logic, and rhetoric.

A classical Christian school emphasizes biblical teachings and incorporates a teaching model consisting of three parts: grammar, logic, and 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.

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.»

Other examples of word choice derived from classical rhetoric are similes and metaphors.