Re: Reference concerning Aristotle

Thanks very much, Dave. I will read the SEP entry and think about the
connections with Walton and AIF. We can discuss how I can be useful on this
matter.

All the best,
Matteo

On Wed, 31 Jan 2024 at 11:03, Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> wrote:

> Good question. I was relying on summaries of his work. You could look at:
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> https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-rhetoric/
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> In summary, Aristotle and his peers advocate building arguments around:
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> *Ethos*: establishing credibility to engender trust
> *Pathos*: using emotion to stir people’s feelings
> *Logos*: using logic to emphasise rational support
> *Kairos*: opportune, i.e. timely and topical in nature
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> Walton and others discuss the ideas of argumentation schemes, e.g.
> establishing credibility by providing evidence that you or a person you
> cite is an expert with relevant experience.
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> On 9 Jan 2024, at 15:56, Matteo Bianchetti <mttbnchtt@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Dave,
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> In your previous email, you said to explore rhetorical guidelines from
> Aristotle. You did not provide a reference. The most obvious reference is
> Aristotle's Rethoric but other works may be relevant as well. Which book,
> if any, of Aristotle did you have in mind?
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> Thanks very much,
> Matteo
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> Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org>
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