Sophists

Based on the lecture on the rhetoric of science, and all the course content regarding the importance of rhetoric in shaping social attitudes, analyze in a written paper how rhetoric has shaped current attitudes, beliefs and policies about coronavirus.

REFLECTION PAPER TOPIC – The role of rhetoric in our understanding of COVID-19 Based on the lecture on the rhetoric of science, and all the course content so far regarding the importance of rhetoric in shaping social attitudes, analyze in a written paper how rhetoric has shaped current attitudes, beliefs and policies about coronavirus You […]

What individual or group of people, in contemporary society, would you consider to be a modern-day Sophist? 

GREEK SOPHISTS DISCUSSION Consider the readings from the text about the Sophists. What individual or group of people, in contemporary society, would you consider to be a modern-day Sophist? This is not just your “opinion;” rather, it should be based on the theory about sophistry from class information. One idea is to set forth characteristics/philosophies […]

Briefly state the difference between relativism and the dialectical method. Who do you think is correct, the sophists or the Socrates and Plato? Both? Neither?

The Sophists, Socrates, and Plato Briefly state the difference between relativism and the dialectical method. Who do you think is correct, the sophists or the Socrates and Plato? Both? Neither? Explain your answer.

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