Open Your Eyes
Summary
The writer starts with talking about the history of rhetoric. Its starts off with ancient greece, then the influence on roman orators. How it was important to Shakespeare explains into its demise within academia in the 1800s. In the book he also tells how rhetoric has a popularity among undergraduate but has a low profile in greater society. Henrich goal is to bring back the use of rhetoric.
Facts
- The matrix analogy serves as more than a pop culture reference; it also appeals to the reader's acceptance. (Pg.4)
- Aristotle's three traits: virtue, disinterest, and practical wisdom. (Pg.5)
- John F. Kennedy deployed a chiasmus during his inaugural address. (Pg.11)