RT, Boethius, PP. 486-491
In the article An Overview of
the Structure of Rhetoric, Boethius explained three species of rhetoric;
they are judicial, demonstrative and deliberative. He also talked about the
subject matter for rhetoric which is a civil question. In addition, he talked
about five parts of rhetoric; they are invention, disposition, style, memory,
and delivery. He discussed the six parts of rhetorical oration; they are the
introduction, the argument, the partition, the proof, the refutation and the
peroration. Boethius said that an orator’s goal is not just to deliver a speech
but to persuade his audience. He talked about constitution and status and part
of the case (the subject of matter).
My reaction to this short article is that this article is easy to
understand. I feel like Boethius focused a lot on elements that are required
for rhetoric including formats and purpose of oration, which is kind of similar
to Aristotle because Aristotle also discussed different elements within
oratory. However, I find Boethius much easier to understand than Aristotle and
Socrates. I find the three kind of oratory (demonstrative, deliberative, and
judicial) very practical because I realize that nowadays people still use these
three kinds of rhetoric in their speech. A lawyer may use judicial in a court
since it deals with justice issue. Environmentalists may deliver a speech that
in demonstrative rhetoric since he needs to tell the public what is good for
the environment. When countries discuss about warfare and military supports,
they may involve deliberative acts. I realize the five parts of rhetoric and
the six parts of orations are also useful because you could apply them to your
daily life affairs, like writing a paper and building up an argument. All in
all, what Boethius introduced in this article are not very interesting, because I feel like I already know about them in real life, but they are indeed very useful tools for modern rhetoric.
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