Rhetoric and poetry can both influence an audience, but do so chiefly through different premises. Rhetoric relies on accepted or probable claims to produce persuasion; poetry relies on imagery to produce attraction or aversion.
ArtMaterialTypical result
Rhetoric (khiṭābah)Maqbūlāt, maẓnūnātProbable persuasion
Poetry (shiʿr)MukhayyalātEmotional expansion/constriction
Both may use eloquence, but their characteristic matter and aim differ.
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Poetic Syllogism: Imagined Premises and Emotional Influence
Rhetoric and poetry can both influence an audience, but do so chiefly through different premises. Rhetoric relies on accepted or probable claims to produce persuasion; poetry relies on imagery to produce attraction or aversion.
ArtMaterialTypical result
Rhetoric (khiṭābah)Maqbūlāt, maẓnūnātProbable persuasion
Poetry (shiʿr)MukhayyalātEmotional expansion/constriction
Both may use eloquence, but their characteristic matter and aim differ.