Episode 10: Rhetoric Part I – Introductions and Foundations
We have arrived at last to the Final Stage of a student’s education, The Rhetoric Stage. This will be the culmination of the other two stages put into practice and made excellent. If we go back to our house analogy, it is the beautifying process of the materials and structures. By using the right words, in the right moment, for the right reason will better allow one to convey an idea or thought more correctly. And more precise language with well-reasoned arguments should create environments of flourishing instead of misunderstanding and suffering. This is, or should be, the common aim of all societies.
Rhetoric is considered both an art and a discipline have its educational roots a bit further back than the Medieval period; it goes all the way back into the 4th-5th Century BC!! So, not only will your child receive Grammar and Logical training that is tried and true from the Medievalist, but Rhetorical training that stems before Christ. And if we look at those great orators before Christ there are names like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, etc.
In this episode, Mr. Bianchet and Mr. Mullins delve into the introduction, foundation, and philosophy of Rhetoric. Enjoy!