From Evernote:
1. What did Weaver mean when he said that all language is sermonic
All acts of communication take a point of view and attempt to persuade. Similar to a sermon it is trying to cause conviction.
2. What are the four types of arguments Weaver described
Argument from definition
Argument from relationship or similitude
Argument from cause and effect
Argument from authority or testimony
3. Give an ex of the type of evidence you would use for one of the four types of argument you listed in #2
Argument from relationship or similitude: "How do you take care of this tree?" Re:"Just like you would an apple tree." "Oh ok."
4. What was described in class as Foucault's primary contribution to our understanding of rhetoric?
rules of exclusion
5. What claim made by Burke does your answer to #4 help to explain
'a way of seeing is a way of not seeing'
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