Essays about: "Aristotelian Rhetoric"

Found 4 essays containing the words Aristotelian Rhetoric.

  1. 1. Pronoun Usage in the State of the Union Address and Weekly Addresses by Donald Trump : A Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics Approach

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Karolina Katarzyna Tęcza; [2018]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Corpus Linguistics; Persuasion; Manipulation; Political Discourse; Pronoun Use;

    Abstract : In the modern world of politics, convincing the audience is the key to democratically gain power in society—and the amount of power politicians gain depends on how convincing they are. In this competitive domain, elites use discourse not only to persuade the audience, but also to manipulate the audience. READ MORE

  3. 2. CHALLENGING PERSUASIVE PRINCIPLES IN MOBILE APPLICATIONS

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för teknik och estetik

    Author : Emma Larsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Persuasive technologies; behavior change; mobile application; captology; motivation; principles; persuasion; rhetoric;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on persuasion and how principles of persuasion embedded within mobile health applications are there to promote attitude and behavioral change. It includes a background in rhetoric; beginning with the Aristotelian method for persuasion, then stretching on to psychological rhetoric, and finally how the Aristotelian methods have worked its way into everyday society, especially in marketing and games. READ MORE

  4. 3. Persuading the Public : A Linguistic Analysis of Barack Obama’s Speech on “Super Tuesday” 2008

    University essay from Engelska

    Author : Mikael Assmundson; [2008]
    Keywords : Barack Obama; Obama; linguistics; linguistic; lingvistik; persuasion; övertalning; speech; tal; analysis; politics; political; politik; rhetoric; retorik; ethos; pathos; logos; Aristotelian;

    Abstract : This essay examines the persuasive side of language in a speech given by Senator Barack Obama on Super Tuesday in February 2008. It studies how Senator Obama utilizes language to convince and persuade his audience. READ MORE

  5. 4. Chained Thoughts Broken by Chains of Thought : An Analysis of the Narrative Style Used in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Ellen Johansson; [2006]
    Keywords : Virginia Woolf; A Room of One s Own; Narrative Style; Chain of Thought Train of Thought; Aristotelian Rhetoric;

    Abstract : Abstract Chained Thoughts Broken by Chains of Thought An Analysis of the Narrative Style Used in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own The purpose of this essay is to analyse the narrative style used in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own in order to show in which ways it supports and reinforces the author’s arguments in her quest for a more equal society. One of the most prominent stylistic means applied by Woolf is her ‘train of thought’, linking one reflection to another like wagons in a railway convoy or like loops in a chain (therefore also sometimes referred to as ‘chain of thought’ in dictionaries). READ MORE