everythings an argument chapter 1

stasis theory

a way of categorizing arguments to consider their status or stasis (the kinds of issues they address)

logos

appeals to logic

rogerian argument

approaches audiences in nonthreatening ways, finding common ground and establishing trust among those who disagree about issues

epideitic or ceremonial arguments

arguments about the present

ethos

credibility

forensic arguments

debates about what has happened in the past

deliberative arguments

debates about what will or should happen in the future

pathos

emotional appeals

invitational arguments

interested in inviting others to join in mutual exploration based on respect

proposal arguments

present an issue of problem so vividly that readers say what can we do

arguments of evaluation

present criteria and then measure individual people, ideas, or things against those standards

rhetoric

the art of persuasion

rhetorical situation

the relationships between writers, texts, and readers

kairos

the suitable time and place for making an argument and the most opportune ways to make it

invoked readers

those represented in the text itself

intended audiences

those that the author wants to address

argument of fact

usually involves a statement that can be proved or disproved with specific evidence or testimony

argument of definition

what is the nature of the thing?