This genre, known as the diatribe, was used extensively by Roman - TopicsExpress



          

This genre, known as the diatribe, was used extensively by Roman teachers and orators. The traits of the form included the following: dialogue with hypothetical questioners or opponents; as part of that, question-and-answer constructions, sometimes catechism-like in effect; use of questions or hypothetical objections as a transition to the next topic; rhetorical questions; adducing famous and representative figures from the past as examples; use of analogy as a rhetorical device; and aphoristic style. Apparently Isaiah Thomason writes his facebook statuss in diatribe.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 02:31:31 +0000

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