Posted: September 16th, 2017
History of Persuasion
Therefore, pick one persuasive theorist from Ancients (e.g., Cicero, Plato, Aristotle, Protagoras, Gorgias) and one modern theorist. For each, explain how they understood persuasion and how this would have influenced their communication behaviors. Provide specific illustrations to support the connections you make.
After thoughtfully reading the articles/chapters assigned this week, write a 750-1,000-word rough draft essay in which you do one of the following:
1.Describe the original understanding of sophistry and contrast that understanding with its common understanding today.
2.Analyze the role of rhetoric in knowledge (according to the Gorgias). How has this role changed today?
After thoughtfully reading the articles/chapters assigned this week, write a 750-1,000-word rough draft essay in which you do one (not both) of the following:
1.Describe the original understanding of sophistry and contrast that understanding with its common understanding today.
2.Analyze the role of rhetoric in knowledge (according to the Gorgias). How has this role changed today?
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