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Wanna talk about meta, this guy used rhetoric to teach rhetoric so he could warn you about people using rhetoric

Being able to articulate your thoughts to others is a powerful tool.

I taught college rhetoric for 40 years. This is well done. Much needed in our current world.

5:17 Four components of effective rhetoric (Logos, Pathos, Ethos, Chiros) 11:58 Anaphora 14:15 Climax 16:25 Anticlimax 16:40 Antithesis 18:15 Parison 19:15 Chiasmus 22:50 Isocolon 24:30 Alliteration 26:30 Paranomasia 29:40 Figura Etymolagica 31:08 Polyptoton 32:45 Zeugma 34:35 Anadiplosis 36:24 Synonimia 37:28 Antimetabole 38:30 Timesis 39:10 Praeteritio 41:30 Onomatopaeia 42:40 Metonomy 42:50 Synechdoche 43:00 Antonomasia 43:40 Hyperbole

This explained more in less than and hour than four different college classes did in three years

This helped me 8 years ago, now it helps my teenage son. This is a VERY important lecture. Thank you Dan, from the bottom of my heart.

A very unlikely video I hesitated to click on but I am so glad I did. Language is magic and it is pertinent that schools no longer teach English language both oral and written, to a proficient level, thereby reducing the capacity to understand what is really being said.

Remember, Remember, Remember. That these are definitions of a force of nature that permeates human communication. It is not like we came up with these ideas then decided to start using them. These are observations of the nature of effective and natural human communication, that create a compounding effect when measured and utilized.

All the "cool esoterica kids" from YT (this channel, Dr. Sledge, Gnostic Informant, Revelando el Velo, etc.) just fill my heart with so much love and wisdom... Thank you for existing!

Tell people what they want to hear, never admit to being wrong, always remember that you do not have to believe what you say, take advantage of your tone and its effect on emotion, make usage of loose connections/white lies, bamboozle people with "authority" whether scholastic or in regard to stature. Lesson complete. even shorter, If you want to control minds, you need to be able to lie, and manipulate emotion. People are simple, and extraordinarily few people actually care about the facts or truth of any situation moreso than validating their own bias/hearing what they want to hear.

Definitely appreciate rhetorical analysis being incorporated into the Hermetic orbit, as vital work of the mind. Understanding how the powers of the mind work, and can be manipulated into, ascribing goodness, truth, beauty, and authority are vitally important both to help protect us from the effects of nefarious forces (such as advertising and propaganda), but also to gain a better understanding of how the mind works in general. Thanks once again for all your work!

Do you think it would be possible for you to do a follow up type of video to this one on spotting rhetorical fallacy? I think that would be very helpful in this day in age.

I found this lecture to be rich in mind, careful in thought, and compelling in affect. Pleasant art, perfect heart, potent as a poisoned dart, an intrigue from the very start. Well enough the words did reach, through crowded thoughts and Swarming beliefs. My mind did see the shade of what was shone, stlll its depth, and breath, are yet.... not full known.

Dan! You did it, this is such an important lecture... It has helped me a lot over the last 8 years or so. Thank you so much for posting. Guys, please share this with your loved ones. My now teenage son is learning from this as I did in my 20s and still learning from in my 30s... ❤

The way out is defiantly through. Great work Dan.

I just remembered that I did a presentation on rhetoric in my first semester of college. Glad I still remember most of these points, now that I'm reminded of them.

Pathos is not merely acting. Pathos is the emotional appeal of the language. Appeal to emotion is a logical fallacy, technically, but it is essential in rhetoric. Appeal to the biases of your audience. Appeal to their fear, disgust, pride, sense of superiority, sense of humor, love of a good story. Logos is the cold logical relationships, but pathos is what makes it propaganda. Make people want to believe it, apart from whether or not it's factually demonstrable. Pathos need not be manipulative, however: it can enrich a logically sound argument with passion and feeling, making it powerful and memorable.

Stumbled across you. Mind blown! I'm a Theatre and Speech teacher. Had never realized these aspects of Rhetoric. Now I have to explore your other lectures. Thank you ✨️ 🎭 - "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players" William Shakespeare

Absolutely brilliant. A fascinating adventure untangling the web's of linguistic gymnastics. Your clarity reveals the hidden hands of moving nations. "The pen is mightier than the sword."

Your presentation using art is wonderful. Listening in how you teach us about different things, is very interesting and enjoyable. I'm glad I found your channel 😄 Thank you

Composition and rhetoric was one of my favorite classes when I attended university. Great video, thank you very much. Although I want to point out what I see as a glaring mistake. You say that "every high school student of English, learns about alliteration in their poetry units." This is wishful thinking at best. I'd wager that sadly, very few young folks learn much about alliteration or anything else during English in high school these days. I now live in Hawaii, most locals speak pidgin English. Many only speak pidgin. I have often wondered if they think in pidgin, which would seem to be kind of limiting

"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know."

that final portion was an excellent conclusion to this lecture, very well done !

I’ve stripped everything this world has taught me. Truth and light is all I am!

i would never have heard about the trivium if not for a channel about esotericism

Keep up the exceptional job, Dan 👏

I thought this one sounded familiar! I'm glad you're representing this one. I've been thinking about the Trivium lately, and was reflecting on your earlier lectures.

the meaning behind this video suggest that humans are naturally configured to be moved by the art of language which i believe can be expanded to art in general (which in some way reflects nature) literally moves us and i find something about that extraordinarily beautiful

I can communicate with anyone on most levels, comfortably. What I can't do is talk to a audience but I would love to learn with confidence. ✌️☘️

I'm so pleased that your channel popped up in my algorithm! Beautiful slides, rich information and a soothing pace make this a video worth saving and rewatching. I'm looking forward to diving into your channel. Thank you so much!

I like the dramatic pause after you said "dramatic pause" Fascinating stuff. Somehow, telling me nothing i didn't already [superficially] know, but in an engaging and delightful manner, leaving me enlightened, educated and entertained.

Superb, high quality presentation on how we can practically see and also use these in our daily lives. Thank you for taking the pains - such love!

This is the best video I've encountered in a while. You've given me a respect for the skill of rhetoric and a vocabulary to explore and explain its depths. Thank you.

The aether seems to always deliver me gems that my spirit desires and requires to soar higher and glow brighter 😇💛!I've been touching alot online about discernment lately for none of this delusion of falsehoods and lies is remotely new to me. It's very frustrating knowing where the world's headed and who's forcing it that way whilst most no one wants to hear a peep from you about it. However that's changing and unfortunately there's so many layers to the lie most of the "truthers" and those who speak on revealing lies in the name of good are still fools being mislead or worse in on the game too. We really all must take the time to learn about how we're being played around every corner we turn because it's already too late in many ways and they're will be great suffering and chaos in the near future. Yet we still have the power to prevail if we find common ground and unity in the things that truly matter❤

Refreshing, well put together, powerful! Thank you so much

these videos where you teach from your mind rather than reading from old books are truly illucidating. i greatly appreciate you bridging the gaps by pointing out the contemporary significance of all the wisdom you share.

God bless these plateforms and the people who have a tribune to share incredible knowledge and create amazing videos to whomever wishes to watch. What an interesting time we live in. So much knowledge available to the masses would have one make the argument that humans are thriving more than ever. Yet , the same plateforms are also used for the destruction of human social tissue . Charles Dickens introduction still suits today and almost any time or period in history ; It was the best of times , it was the worst of times, the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness....

I really appreciate how you presented this. Good job!

My favourite and most valuable video this month if not year. Thank you!

"Belief is the death of intelligence" Robert Anton Wilson....thank you for this refresh of college speech 😊

Thank you. I appreciate the time and care it surely took to prepare all those examples - well done.

Dan you leave me breathless. Infinite gratitude goes out to you.

Thank you for making this video. 🙏 For anyone interested in strengthening their use of the arts of the trivium, I recommend Ward Farnsworth’s books. Also pick up some books on the informal logical fallacies. The Book of The Fallacy, by Madsen Pirie, is the one that springs to mind, but there are many other gems out there. Study the arts of the trivium. Study them hard. But don’t forget to also study the arts of the quadrivium: arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy. In this age, many people use deceptive techniques to trick you about scientific ideas. Keeping your mind exercised in the arts of the quadrivium will help protect you against such deception. Not to mention that the study of the quadrivium helps your mind ascend above the realm of becoming, toward the light of being. 😉

I saw what you did there 41:35 haha Thank you for another great piece of not only work, but that is pure Art ! Couldn't be more satisfied with how harmonious is everything in this video. I just couldn't be ! 🙏🏼

Wonderful teaching, which is missed in nowadays' school.

Wonderful lecture, thank you for the invaluable knowledge!

super interesting how you prepared the listeners prior to the story to accept the suggestions. I believe it is called situational hypnosis and is taught to salesmen.

This was great. Thanks so much for doing this. Communication has been devalued in so many ways. Not just effective output, but input, people don't know how to properly listen anymore. For anyone that is interested, I personally think all the Greek Appeals are important for effective rhetoric. Nomos, Mythos, Oikos, Telos are the others (Custom/Culture, Belief/Story, Community/Family, Purpose). They can probably be lumped in with Ethos, but they would be methods of Ethos, and methods we ought to be aware of.

Thank you! Definitely should be taught in all schools.

Dear Sir, What a wonderfully dense, meaningful, exciting, relevant, soothing while incisive, and refreshing video! The quality of thought and care of articulation put me on a parallel timeline that lacked the confusion and aggressive quality to many presenters and certainly to any news feed, no matter the side they are on. Well done! I have learned a lot and will listen again to cement the lesson and look for examples out there in order to keep steady!😊

❤Heart Strings: 1. Logos/Reason 2. Pathos/Emotions/Acting 3. Ethos/Trust 4. Kiros/Right Timing. ❤

17:07 ...when you can see the reflection of the cameraman in your helmet, whilst faking the moon landing...

Ooo I just started watching and I'm already excited, this looks good ✨

Wow! Thanks. This is precious and your work is important. Solid!

thank you for this very well researched lecture on rhetoric. There are some elements I instantly do not agree on, primarily the phrase "to fight propaganda, we must make propaganda". However, after defining the word, it becomes obvious that a lot of what we say is propaganda. The word itself is neutral. For example, if we propagate a real good cause, it is propaganda. When we propagate a malicious cause, it is propaganda. In the end, there are a few instances where I would have used a different wording. It also has to do that English is not my primary language, so there are some aspects of misunderstanding. Thanks a lot for this lecture and the accompanying imagery. This is so appealing for an artist. How these past artists captured these principles.

Very well explained and applied. It is now (as always) particularly timely and also particularly needed, in general and in the particular. Thnanks!

I was really drawn in to it and listening closely. Then you hit me with the Eric Cartman “Put a dollar in the box” .😂 I’m going to use Verbal Toolkit for your expressed purpose as well as when writing my lyrics in the future. Thanks

Brilliant - one of the most captivating pieces of material I hav3 listened to, in some time! Bravo! critical thinking/ logic / reasoning. This touches on intuition in such a subtle way, leaning towards emotional intelligence. The triad of disciplines - knowing the lay of the land! Blessings to you on you're path - grounded creative thinking! such nuggets! The way out is through- understand - inner stand, over stand rhetoric! Solstice 2023! Thank you for the wisdom!

While watching, I heard myself saying 'the most delightful video ever'. Inspiring vision this one of yours. Thanks so much.

Very well done. This was comprehensive, well organized and well spoken. I found it very informative. Thank you.

The presenter of this remarkable video has done a fantastic job in composing it. It is extremely well written and has a message that is highly relevant in today’s world of half-truths and lies

I just want to shower some love on you for talking about kairos. In HS, we only ever learned logos, ethos, and pathos. I learned about kairos from theology in college 😂 and then I became *that* guy that, trying to explain kairos all the time. This video was validating 😂

The artwork in this is nice as well. Nice work.

Third time listening to this, won't be the last. I'm so happy to hear the part about puns. I've always loved puns and was told they were the lowest form of humor. I knew they were much more 😊

This knowledge of language is invaluable . Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It is by design that they don't teach this in school. Along with critical thinking..❤❤❤

Amazing "eye opener". Thank you!

I just received the book 48 Laws of Power on a lark, and your video popped up on my feed. ' Slipping in a value judgment. ' Well done, great stuff, I'm hooked.

Thank you. Watching from Alaska.

Thank you so Very Much.I will continue to follow,learn and support your channel.

Exquisitely Rendered tickled this ear & tantalized this mind 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 🎹 BRAVO

Really good info and delivery! Thanks!

That was amazing. I've needed help with the rhetoric stage of the Trivium

Excellent explanation! Thank you 💓

"A-whole-nother" is a term that has bothered for some time now. I say "a whole other" instead. Simply because "nother" isn't a word, but I see now it actually does make sense to say it when you consider it a form of tmesis. 🤔 Btw, I'm sorry I'm mass commenting today but this is a thought provoking video.

What a great video. A lot of wisdom in here.

watching this while listening to barber beats is such a magnificent experience

Thank you for the quality lesson

I’m gonna need to sit down with this again and make some flash cards. Thanks for sharing

Heck ya dan let's go the trivium is back baby

Oh my f…g God … I learned so much took notes and will employ in my life. Thank you thank you thankyou…it is in the Giving that we receive. Also you defined IIKII the japanese art of simplicity IE: when there is no more to take away and still retains the essence of the thing

Very noteworthy video. Thank you, sir.

Profound Excellence ... Gratitude and Appreciation 💫

I appreciate this very much, thank you. 🙏🏼💙 i will be coming back to this many

I seldom give a compliment without giving critique. But this it was very good. 10 out of 10 points!

Most excellent presentation

Absolutely essential practice.

Discernment advice so needed thankyou for such a lecture beautifull

magnificent lesson, thank you

Most excellent and enjoyable presentation.

Happy New Year Dan! Thank you for spreading critical thinking from the past and present. May the future bless you and yours.

Thank you for this detailed and informative video 👑

What and excellent lecture, congratulations!

Fantastic lecture! This reminds me of how much I want to continue inviting a "liberal education" into my life. Clean up the foundations of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric, and then working on all of the disciplines in an orderly, well-ratio'd fashion. I'm just getting acquainted with your channel - excited to learn more and continue this education! :)

Fabulous:-D Thank you❣️❣️❣️❣️ So important in this age of deception and lying🙏🏽

I enjoyed this very much. Thank you.

So greatful this coming across, finding out mine use of this, like a boss.😗

Bravo! Useful and necessary.

Thank you for a very valuable Modern day, Language tool.

Thus the importance of a classical education. Well done; thank you!