Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore.
Dave thanks Michael, Tim, Emma, and Clint for their support through their PayPal donations to the show. (See the button on the right-hand navigation column of our web page.) (2:00)
Rhetoric, dialectic, syllogism and enthymeme defined and illustrated. Howard’s major source is Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student
Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm. (10:44)
Modes of persuasion in contemporary discourse: Limbaugh/Moore vs. Obama/Huckabee (11:26)
Song: “Liar” by Shoestring Strap (19:15)
Rude word of the week: bullshit artist (22:34)
Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys. (27:09)
Anticipation of part 2: figures of speech and rhetorical techniques (27:56)
Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 35:07
size: 36.8 Mb
rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word would probably get you sent to the principal’s office in a U.S. middle school.)
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