In crafting your analysis, you should expect to incorporate Isocrates reading
Isocrates reading and the following concepts according to him
I. Concept of language
II. Concept of persuasion through language
III. The creation of “truth” through language
IV. The concept of power
In addition, you should insert your own voice into the conversation, using logical analysis and/or personal experience to evaluate—and offer some meta-commentary on—the discussion at hand.
Learning Outcomes/Evaluation Criteria:
- Accurately describe and define your chosen term or theme and its relation to the larger
trajectory of the essays in which it appears. - Compare and contrast the different views of each author on the term or theme under
investigation. - Logically evaluate the arguments you’ve referenced by providing some meta-commentary on
them. - Cite specific details from your source texts to aid your analysis. Make sure any quotes or
direct paraphrases are properly cited, and that you distinguish your own ideas from the ideas of
the authors you’re referencing.
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