Our class discussion consisted of a discussion regarding to vocabulary of the reading prior (the definitions will be listed below), followed by a discussion of the Pisteis, the artistic proofs. We disregarded the inartistic proofs, as Aristotle does, because they are less important to a discussion of rhetoric. We separated the proofs into logical and ill-logical, with logos on the logical side and ethos and pathos on the other. We then talked about our own opinions regarding which of the three was the most effective and most relevant to modern times, with no conclusive decision reached. The discussion was only about ten to fifteen minutes long, as the vocabulary and definitions portion of the class consumed most of the time.

Definitions:

Aleatoric – Art by chance. Random. Based in chaos.

Animism – “Everything has a soul” – including animals, inanimate objects, etc.

Antistrophos – ‘Counter-part.’

Dialectic – ‘Discourse among equals that is meant to arrive at the truth.’

Doxa – Contingent, constant-evolving, day-to-day knowledge. Changing.

Enthymeme- An abbreviate form of a syllogism. Making a careful arguemtn – assumes certain things, shared common knowledge.

Episteme – Foundation, core, ever-lasting knowledge. Unchanging. Krisis – The point of judgement.

Paradeihma- An example. Used for inductive reasoning.

Pisteis- Proofs. Logos, Ethos, Pathos.

Rhetoric – ‘Speech meant to persuade of an opinion.’ ‘Oratory.’ Syllogism –
Logical proof that requires two premises and a conclusion. Techne – ‘Skill/Art/Craft’