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Richard Whately

  • Aristotelian
  • Whately's project is to connection devices of persuasion with psychological effects
    • Similar to Campbell's project
    • made distinctions among varieties of moral evidence
    • analyzed audience
      • audiences will have presumptions thus placing the burden of proof on the competing perspective
    • examined the effect of emotions
    • established a system of effective arguments
  • Rhetoric's role is to determine what will persuade people to be truth

Course Information

Rhetoric and Culture
ENG 552-001
MO 204
T 6:30–9:15

Instructor Information

Dr. Jeremy Tirrell
tirrellj@uncw.edu
Office: MO 161
Office Hours: TR 12:00-2:00 (and by appointment)