An enthymeme, according the Aristotle, is "a syllogism" in which "you must not begin the chain of reasoning too far back" and "you must not put in every single link" (Aristotle in Cooper 155). ... Aristotle argues that illicit generalizations, or "maxims that state as a universal truth what is not always true," can arouse anger in the audience (Aristotle in Cooper 154). ... Aristotle defines anger as "an impulse attended by paincaused by an obvious, unjustified, slight with respect to the individual or his friends" (Aristotle in Cooper 93). Ari...

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However, Aristotle, a well-known Greek philosopher, has a different view about rhetoric; he suggests that rhetoric is the counterpart of dialectic; that both can have similar functions. (490). ... " (Aristotle from Rhetoric, 490). ... Moreover, rhetoric is deemed very important and useful by Aristotle. ... (Aristotle, 492). ... Empowered with education, one can present arguments based on knowledge, and equipped with rhetoric, on the other hand, one can persuade his or her audience in a way that is far more effective than argument (Aristotle, 492). ...

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Additionally, he and Aristotle voice many theories and ideas that contradict their views on musical censorship, which thus weakens their overall arguments. ... Aristotle claims the city will operate successfully as a whole as it represent a genuine justice. ... Moreover, Aristotle makes a strong case in regards of a tyrant. ... This example confirms the contradiction expressed by Aristotle as he unconsciously disproves one of his main supporting arguments he uses to explain the reasoning for why music in a state must be censored. In the republic, Aristotle also expresses his thoughts on ju...

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When I say that the 1) author of The Apology was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle, it is identical to saying that the 2) author of The Republic was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. ...

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To begin with, reasoning can help us to reach higher levels of understanding, particularly when it is approached through Aristotle's dialectic method. ... Aristotle's development of dialectic reason ensures that investigation for each and every claim is thorough in examining both the thesis and the antithesis and according to Irwin (1990) it can "show us how to argue for different positions, and the ways in which different arguments can be misleading; and if we know this, we can both raise and solve puzzles." ...

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The first strength is the use of ethos, on other words like how Aristotle defined it "ethical appeal", for if someone else tried to talk about the problems that the celebrities faced with paparazzi, we the audience, wouldn't even care, but when the celebrities are talking about their hardship and sufferings, we emphasize with them, and we believe in them. ...

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William asserted, "It does not go against nature for it to be a pure thing if it were to happen that all its accidents were removed," (Guilfoy) leading to the example that two people like Aristotle and Plato are the same as they share the same material essence which is humanity but present individualistic accidents uniquely to each one of them. ...

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