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The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated.
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our first subject
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our first subject
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our first subject
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our first subject
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our first subject
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our first subject
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our first subject
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our first subject
The Rhetoric,  Book II: The Topics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],TOPIC:  from the Greek  topos  (plural:  topoi ), meaning “place.”  According to Aristotle, a topic is a  general  argumentative pattern out of which arguments about  specific  subjects can be generated. Our second subject

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Aristotle, the Rhetoric, Book II - the Topics

  • 1. The Rhetoric, Book II: The Topics
  • 2. The Rhetoric, Book II: The Topics TOPIC: from the Greek topos (plural: topoi ), meaning “place.” According to Aristotle, a topic is a general argumentative pattern out of which arguments about specific subjects can be generated.
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