Activity 4.01 Rhetoric

Think of a time when someone convinced you to do something. Maybe a friend talked you into joining a club, trying a new food, watching a show, or helping with a project. What did they say or do that changed your mind?

What type of persuasion that works on you most often?

“Rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.”
— Aristotle

In your own words, what do you think Aristotle means?

Which of these rhetorical situations do you think you’ll use most in the next five years — and why?

Writing college or scholarship essays

Interviewing for a job or internship

Emailing teachers, professors, or supervisors

Proposing an project or new idea