Inventio Strategies In Caliph Ali Bin Abi Talib's Selected Speeches
This thesis analysed the rhetorical strategies of Caliph Ali bin Abi Talib through his selected speeches in Nahjul Balaghu, the most authentic compilation of Caliph Ali Bin Abi Talib's speeches. The research questions were designed to investigate the invention of Caliph Ali Bin Abi Talib, w...
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| Language: | English |
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2005
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5868/1/FBMK_2005_12%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | This thesis analysed the rhetorical strategies of Caliph Ali bin Abi Talib through his
selected speeches in Nahjul Balaghu, the most authentic compilation of Caliph Ali
Bin Abi Talib's speeches.
The research questions were designed to investigate the invention of Caliph Ali Bin
Abi Talib, within the Classical Canons of Rhetoric. The present study concerned on
the extent and the pattern of the usage of logos, the usage pathos and the usage of
ethos. However, the analysis of the usage of parhos was limited to the elements of
arousing fear only.
A total of 75 speeches compiled in the English translation of Nahjul Balagha were
content analysed. Each speech was coded for types of logos used (analogy, irony,
divine testimony, peer testimony, factual illustration, hypothetical illustration,
specific instance, maxim, oath, supernatural), for types of fear appeal used (death,
loss of possessions. difficulties, other elements of arousing fear) and for types of
ethos used (practical wisdom. moral virtue, trustworthiness. goodwill).
Findings showed Caliph Ali Bin Abi Talib used all kinds of rhetorical invention in
his speeches. The most popular strategy used by Caliph Ali Bin Abi Talib was
practical wisdom, followed by analogy, maxim, factual illustration and hypothetical
illustration. But in term of logos, analogy was the most popular proof. Death was the
most consistent strategy used in arousing fear, while practical wisdom was
commonly used in term of ethos. The findings also revealed that Caliph Ali Bin Abi
Talib used different invention on different issue of the speech. Overall, Caliph Ali
Bin Abi Talib's rhetorical strategies are in agreement with the Aristotle's rhetoric. |
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