Rhetoric Analysis

Rhetoric Analysis

Ethical proofs as per Aristotle consist of situated and invented proofs. The two proofs talk about rhetors and how they can come up with a character based on the occasion, which is otherwise described as extrinsic proof. On the other hand, rhetors can be lucky to get a good reputation from society, and thus this can be described as situated proof. Aristotle roots out three ways in which rhetors mess up with ethics. For instance, chances of rhetors making convoluted opinions are higher in societies where religion and idealism are upheld as ultimate beliefs. The behavior of rhetors in the community thus is key to how they will be valued in society. This means that their vices dictate their position in society (Crowley, Sharon, and Debra 201).A lack of experience or exposure makes rhetors rush into insensible conclusions.

Aristotle had a captivating approach to the concept of persuasion. He claimed that there are three means through which people could be persuaded. These were, appealing to reason, appealing or character or personality, and finally appealing to emotions. He further claimed that these means could be applied exclusively or together (Corbett, 107).According to the author of the book “No future without Forgiveness, “there were a lot of injustices that took place during the apartheid period. An injustice that stood out is that of how difficult it was to find the culprits culpable for their role as apartheid supporters. According to the author, the testimony by a victim or a witness held very little credibility in the eyes of the judge for several reasons. One of the reasons was that while the victim was normally black and disadvantaged, the accused were white policemen or white people with good standing in the society hence considered incapable of wrongdoings such as perjury. Additionally, the victim would normally be a single individual going against several well-respected perpetrators (“No Future without Forgiveness” 24). From Aristotle’s perspective, it can be said that the accused used the appeal to character when convincing the judges of their innocence..

Work Cited

Crowley, Sharon, and Debra Hawhee. Ancient rhetoric for contemporary students, 4^th ed. New York: pears Longman, 2009.

Corbett, Edward. Classical rhetoric for the modern student. 2^nd ed. New York: Oxford Up, 1971.

“No Future Without Forgiveness” 19-32.