Even though ancient rhetors didn't think that delivery was very important, and that discourse was more important, I beg to differ that they didn't value delivery.
Ancient rhetors were looking to give speeches that would attract their listeners. In order to do this, they had to appeal to the eyes and ears. Part of oral delivery is using different tools including pitch to attract the ears of their listeners. Ancient rhetors may no have known it, but delivery was a large part of their speeches and the ability it had to reach their audience.
Another thing I found interesting in this chapter was visual rhetoric. I had never thought about the value of punctuation. It's interesting that ancient Greeks didn't use punctuation. I can't imagine reading lines without knowing exactly where to take a breath.
Delivery is extremely important in written and oral rhetoric.
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