Friday, October 25, 2013

Dialectic- AP Lang & Comp Rhetorical Terms #4 Izzy Favela



Dialectic is the rhetorical strategy of arriving to a conclusion by using logical arguments.

An example of the use of dialectic in Nature by Emerson is in the quote, 

Emerson is describing the perception of the sun from both children and adults. He is logically describing how children see more and enjoy the nature of the sun more than adults.


Another example of the use of dialectic is in the following paragraphs from "Mommy, What Does 'Nigger' Mean?" by Gloria Nalley.

Halley is arriving to a conclusion about what she believes the word language means and whether or not it shapes reality. She gives reasoning for why she believes so by giving the example of the chicken and the egg debate in order to show that she thinks reality shapes words.