In the parody dialogue Menexenus, which presents a
In the parody dialogue Menexenus, which presents a critique of this subject, Socrates claims to have had Aspasia as his teacher. Isocrates founded a school of itinerant teachers of this subject who roamed Attica. The five "canons" of this subject, often modeled on the teachings of Quintilian, included inventio and dispositio. Poetry is considered to be a specialized type of this subject in the (*) Gorgias. Grammar, logic, and this subject formed the trivium in medieval education. Instead of using philosophy, one could achieve arete through this subject according to the Sophists, who were known for their strategies of using it. Aristotle's treatise on this subject discusses ethos, logos, and pathos, and defines it as the ability to see the available means of persuasion. For 10 points, name this formal art of discourse.
In the parody dialogue Menexenus, which presents a critique of this subject, Socrates claims to have had Aspasia as his teacher.
rhetoric [accept oration or oratory art or discourse until “teachers” and prompt after; prompt on speaking or speech or argument] &lt;WA, PhilO&gt;