QUESTIONS TO SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

1		For most people today, the term rhetoric has bad associations. What synonym or phrase captures what Aristotle meant, yet doesn't carry a negative connotation?
2		What enthymemes have advocates on each side of the abortion issue employed in their public deliberative rhetoric?
3		Aristotle divided ethos into issues of intelligence, character, and goodwill. Which quality is most important to you when you hear a campaign address, sermon, or other public speech?
4		Most scholars who define themselves as rhetoricians identify with the humanities rather than the sciences. Can you support the claim that Aristotle took a scientific approach to rhetoric?