Title Page
Contents
Abbreviations 6
I. Introduction 7
1. Purpose 7
2. Methodology 10
3. Genre 13
4. Scope 15
II. Rhetorical Species and Stasis 16
1. Rhetorical Species 16
2. Rhetorical Stasis 21
III. Rhetorical Situation 29
1. Historical and Geographical Contexts 30
2. Rhetorical Exigency 41
IV. Rhetorical Arrangement 46
V. Modes of Persuasion 51
1. Ethos 52
2. Pathos 57
3. Logos 62
(1) Enthymeme 63
(2) Syllogism 69
(3) Topics 72
VI. Rhetorical Flow 84
VII. Conclusion 103
Bibliography 107