3 essay questions due Due NOV. 4th (Tomorrow) by 1:00p.m.

Needs to be done by tomorrow Novemeber 4th at 1:00 PM NO LATER ! this is a midterm so it needs to be done very well! PLEASE SEE ATTACHED there are 3 essays that need to be done, can almost use your own thoughts and just incorporate some of the facts with it 

RHET 005—Histories and Theories of Rhetoric

Midterm Exam

Fall 2013

 

Please answer the following questions.  Answers should be typed, double-spaced.

 

1. Plato argued that rhetoric was not an art (techne) but that it was rather a knack, or at best a skill.  Artistotle, among others, argued that rhetoric was an art.  What were Plato’s major arguments against rhetoric, and how does Aristotle answer them? 50 pts. (Hint:  Be sure to consider what Aristotle says generally about the nature and function of rhetoric and what he says specifically about the practice of rhetoric.)  [Your answer should be 1000 to 1200 words]

 

2.     Gorgias and Protagoras were arguably the most influential of the sophists.  How are they similar and how are they different approach to rhetoric? 25 pts. [600-750 words]

3.     Cicero argued that a citizen should be both wise and eloquent.  How does Roman rhetoric, as developed by Cicero and Quintilian, define and address this goal?  25 pts. [600-750 words]

 

Be sure to include references to specific authors, works, and concepts from course readings and discussion in your answer.