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Persuasion is part of Rhetoric. Activate to inspect this relation.Persuasion is a Social influence. Activate to inspect this relation.Ethos is a Rhetorical Appeal. Activate to inspect this relation.Pathos is a Rhetorical Appeal. Activate to inspect this relation.Logos is a Rhetorical Appeal. Activate to inspect this relation.Rhetorical Appeal enables Persuasion. Activate to inspect this relation.Logos depends on Enthymeme. Activate to inspect this relation.Enthymeme requires Audience. Activate to inspect this relation.Invention applies to Logos. Activate to inspect this relation.Arrangement influences Persuasion. Activate to inspect this relation.Rhetorical Figure influences Pathos. Activate to inspect this relation.Pathos applies to Audience. Activate to inspect this relation.Ethos influences Audience. Activate to inspect this relation.Kairos influences Persuasion. Activate to inspect this relation.Rhetorical Situation is part of Audience. Activate to inspect this relation.Rhetorical Situation influences Kairos. Activate to inspect this relation.Invention precedes Arrangement. Activate to inspect this relation.Rhetorical SituationAudienceKairosEnthymemePathosEthosPersuasionLogosRhetorical AppealRhetorical FigureRhetoricSocial influenceArrangementInvention
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Rhetorical Situation

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A rhetorical situation is the context of speaker, audience, exigence, and constraints that calls forth a persuasive response.

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  • This view connects 4 disciplines: Philosophy, Psychology, Rhetoric, Social Psychology.
  • Persuasion is a bridge concept — viewed here through Philosophy, Rhetoric.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.

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