Overview of Book III
Book III of Aristotle’s Rhetoric is often overshadowed by the first two books. While Books I and II are more systematic and address ethos, logos, and pathos, Book III is often considered a conglomeration of Greek stylistic devices on rhetoric. However, Book III contains informative material on lexis (style) which refers to the “way of saying” (in Chapters 1-12) and taxis, which refers to the arrangement of words (in Chapters 13-19).
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