What is logos? Logos was introduced by the philosopher Aristotle as one of the modes of persuasion, alongside ethos, pathos, and kairos. In his work The Art of Rhetoric, Aristotle describes logos as “reasoned discourse” in which a writer or speaker provides facts, figures, and additional in...
Kairos:Language that communicates the timeliness of its speaker’s position. Rhetorical devices are the strategies used to communicate rhetoric to an audience. In essence, they’re thehowof how rhetoric works. Rhetorical devices can incorporate any of the four forms of rhetoric and, in some cases...
Kairos.This is one of the most difficult concepts in rhetoric; devices in this category are dependent on the idea that the time has come for a particular idea or action. The very timeliness of the idea is part of the argument. Strongest Rhetorical Devices Since rhetoric dates back to ancient...
In the first section, I show how the mathematical strategies that notation facilitated rely on prudential rhetoric's sense of the opportune moment, also known as kairos or decorum. In the second, I show how the necessary balance within notation between compression and lucidity similarly relies on...
However, “A Whisper of AIDS” is the first domino in her line of work to break the “shroud of silence” known as AIDS (“American Rhetoric: Mary Fisher”).Fisher spoke from the heart, and as well as the mind in “A Whisper of AIDS”, which effectively touched the hearts of many ...
The Four Modes of Persuasion:Ethos, Pathos, Logos, & Kairos. What is a persuasive technique? Persuasive techniques are themethods or persuasive strategies used by writers to persuade the audience to agree with certain ideas or thoughts. Writers use logic and emotions to make them more compelling...
Some modern scholars may also considerkairosas an additional mode of persuasion.Kairosis usually defined as referring to the specific time and place that a speaker chooses to deliver their speech. For written rhetoric, the “place” instead refers to the specific medium or publication in which a...
Her research interests include digital rhetoric, new materialist theories, and multimodal pedagogy. Her works have appeared in Kairos, Postdigital Science and Education, and edited collections. She is currently working on a manuscript that explores the efficacy of multimodal campaigns in fostering ...
Lynch employs the concept of "kairos," the right time, to describe a key strategy of persuasion. The speaker or writer recasts the facts of the situation "to create a sense of urgency and opportunity" (17). It is the potential medical applications ...
A rhetorical question is a question that is not meant to have or does not require an answer. When are rhetorical questions used? Rhetorical questions are used to emphasize a positive or negative point. They’re also used in persuasiverhetoricto convince the audience to align with an obvious an...