Links to rhetorical tools:

Here are links to the rhetorical tools used in this class:

Schemes & Tropes -- Perelman & Olbrechts-Tyteca -- Fallacies -- Burke -- Rhetorical Toolbox -- Conspiracy Rhetorics

Thursday, February 23, 2023

P-OT: The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories - Austin and San Antonio Hotels


Term

Definition

Example

Premises: Loci (Order)

What comes first is better or worse than what comes last/next.

Light was on and the house was empty, but the electricity wasn’t turned on, then eventually the light was gone upon further exploration.

Premise Modifiers: Presence (Repetition)

Say it again. And again. And again.

Constant cold spots associated and reported with paranormal activity 

Premise Modifiers: Interpretation (Interpretive Schemes) 

Limit the context of interpretation to gain clarity.

Reported signs of a ghost only on the anniversary of the person’s death.

Premises: Presumptions (The Normal)

Based on a reference group or experience.

Ghost sightings based solely on the time spent in certain parts of a hotel.



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