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Library Project
Library project pt 2: The article my group mates and I will be citing is "Persuasion" and I will be editing the brief history passage as referenced below. Hillaryrachelb (talk) 19:19, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Persuasion

Persuasion began with the Greeks, who emphasized rhetoric and elocution as the highest standard for a successful politician. All trials were held in front of the Assembly, and both the prosecution and the defense rested, as they often do today, on the persuasiveness of the speaker.[5] Rhetoric was the ability to find the available means of persuasion in any instance. The Greek philosopher Aristotle listed four reasons why one should learn the art of persuasion :

1.truth and justice are perfect; thus if a case loses, it is the fault of the speaker 2.it is an excellent tool for teaching 3.a good rhetorician needs to know how to argue both sides to understand the whole problem and all the options, and 4.there is no better way to defend one’s self.

Aristotle's rhetorical proofs:

• ethos (credibility) • logos (reason) • pathos (emotion) Hillaryrachelb (talk) 23:43, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Discussion
I added the passage regarding Aristotle's rhetoric proofs. I searched throughout the entire article (not just in the history passage I chose to edit) and couldn't believe this piece of information was not included. I think this passage belongs in the history section as it covers the Greeks, Rhetoric, and Aristotle. It breaks down what a person needs to have in order to effectively persuade. Hillaryrachelb (talk) 19:05, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

I think this passage should stay short and sweet as it is in a brief history section but I am open to suggestions- are the proofs easy to understand or do they need some elaboration? Hillaryrachelb (talk) 19:09, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Rough draft of breakdown of ethos, pathos and logos added- needs to be edited to have more flow. Hillaryrachelb (talk) 22:31, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Removed breakdown- too wordy for brief history. Hillaryrachelb (talk) 00:21, 20 August 2015 (UTC)