Bernhard Schieber

Rhetorical Triangle — Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Knowledge

The Rhetorical Triangle groups ethos, pathos, and logos for teaching persuasion. Its equal-box interpretation is misleading: Aristotle’s proofs involve enacted character, emotional judgment, and argument, rather than simply adding credentials, a story, and data or prescribing equal proportions for every audience.

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Editorial orientation · Family

Model

In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.

Editorial orientation · Category

Analytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics

Organizes dimensions, distinctions, types or questions so that a situation can be examined systematically. A framework supplies structure, a typology distinguishes forms, and a heuristic offers a usable way to orient judgment.

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