rhetoric
51Byzantine rhetoric — followed largely the precepts of ancient Greek rhetoricians, especially those belonging to the Second Sophistic that extended from the time of Augustus through the fifth century AD. [cite book |title= Greek Literature |first=Gregory |last=Nagy… …
52The Rhetoric of Drugs — The Rhetoric of Drugs, Rhétorique de la drogue in the original French title, is a 1989 work by French philosopher Jaques Derrida. Derrida, interviewed, discusses the concept of drug , and says that Already one must conclude that the concept of… …
53Colon (rhetoric) — A colon (Greek κῶλον, pl. cola) is a rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete. In Latin, it is called a membrum or membrum orationis. Sentences consisting of two cola are called dicola; those… …
54International Society for the History of Rhetoric — The International Society for the History of Rhetoric was created in order to promote studies of rhetoric in theory and practice. It also emphasizes the relationship of rhetoric to other cultural contexts, such as poetics, literary theory and… …
55Comma (rhetoric) — In Ancient Greek rhetoric a comma (κόμμα) is a short clause, something less than a colon, originally denoted by comma marks. It is shaped as a small swipe at the bottom of the line. In antiquity comma was defined as a combination of words that… …
56Gresham Professor of Rhetoric — [ Gresham College ] The Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1596 / 7, when it appointed seven professors; this has since increased to …
57Professor of Logic and Rhetoric, Glasgow — The Professor of Logic and Rhetoric is a professorship at the University of Glasgow. The Nova Erectio of King James VI of Scotland shared the teaching of Moral Philosophy, Logic and Natural Philosophy among the Regents.In 1727 separate chairs… …
58See Through the Rhetoric — Infobox Album | Name = See Through The Rhetoric Type = Album Artist = Chi Rho Wake Forest Christian Male A Cappella Ensemble Released = 2005 Recorded = 2004 Genre = A Cappella Length = 44:42 Producer = Chi Rho Wake Forest Christian Male A… …
59Exordium (rhetoric) — In Western classical rhetoric, the exordium was the introductory portion of an oration. The term is Latin and the Greek equivalent was called the Proem or Prooimion .The exordium is one of six parts of a discourse that an orator would develop as… …
60Amplification (rhetoric) — In rhetorical usage, amplification refers to the act and the means of extending thoughts or statements to increase rhetorical effect, to add importance, or to make the most of a thought or circumstance (Oxford English Dictionary). While… …
