Latin oration outline
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- Exordium
- An introduction designed to win the favorable attention of an audience, in two steps.
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Exordium:
Principium -
Step 1:
The opening remarks. -
Exordium:
Insinuatio -
Step 2:
Language used skillfully to remove prejudices and put an audience in a receptive mood. - Narratio
- A summary of the facts leading up to the point at issue.
- Partitio/Divisio
- An outline of the proposed treatment of the theme or the point to be proved.
- Confirmatio
- An affirmative argument setting forth the points of the speaker's side of the case.
- Refutatio/Reprehensio
- A rebuttal refuting the arguments of the opposite side.
- Peroratio/Conclusio
- A conclusion bringing the address to an impressive close, sometimes divided into three parts.
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Peroratio/Conclusio:
Enumeratio -
Step 1:
A brief recapitulation of the speaker's points. -
Peroratio/Conclusio
Indignatio -
Step 2:
An outburst of anger or some other strong emotion to arouse the audience against the opposition. -
Peroratio/Conclusio:
Conquestio -
Step 3:
An appeal to the sympathies of the audience.