Unit 5: The Restoration and the 18th Century



  • Intro to the Restoration and the 18th Century
    • Texts 
      • See Brit Lit - Historical Eras/Contexts (in Notability) or get it again in Google Classroom if necessary.
    • Nails
      • What/who were the major events, figures, and ideas during the Restoration and the 18th Century?

  • John Milton
    • Texts
      • Paradise Lost - see GC
    • Nails
      • What is an epic and what are some of its characteristics?
    • Lit Terms
      • epic
      • invocation of the muse
      • in medias res
      • epic simile

  • Jonathan Swift
    • Texts
      • A Modest Proposal - see GC
    • Nails
      • How does Jonathan swift use satire in his proposal?
      • How does Swift use logos, ethos, and pathos to develop his argument?
    • Lit Terms
      • satire
      • logos (logical), ethos (ethical), and pathos (emotional): the three types of appeals into which the Greek philosopher Aristotle divided the art of rhetoric, argument, or persuasion.
        • Logos - logical appeals
          • logic (syllogisms), facts, statistics
        • Ethos - ethical appeals
          • moments when and ways in which a writer or speaker addresses how he is qualified, moral, and charitable (i.e. has the audience's best interests in mind)
        • Pathos - emotional appeals 
          • the use of anecdotes, figurative language, symbols, and images to appeal to an audience's emotions
  • Samuel Johnson 
  • Ryan Smith
  • Boonin-Kreeft Debate
    • Text (source) - Is Abortion Morally Justifiable in a Free Society?
    • Lit Terms
      • Premise - an assertion that supports a conclusion
      • Conclusion - the main assertion that follows from a premise or premises
      • Counterargument - an opposing viewpoint or premise
      • Refutation (to refute) - a discrediting of a counterargument
      • Concession (to concede) - an acknowledgment of the merit of a counterargument
      • Fallacy (fallacious argument) - 
        • see the definition and list of fallacies in GC under Unit 5 entitled "WLTC Ch. 6 - Fallacious Arguments"
        • Appeal to (dubious) Authority
          1. Snob Appeal
        • Appeal to Fear
        • Appeal to Pity
        • Begging the Question
          1. Loaded Question
          2. Question Begging Epithet (name calling)
        • Double Standard
        • Equivocation
        • False Analogy
        • False Cause (post hoc)
        • False Dilemma (either/or)
        • Hasty Generalization
        • Personal Attack (ad hominem)
          • "Tu quoque" (you also)
        • Poisoning the Well
        • Slippery Slope
        • Straw Man
        • Red Herring - introduces an irrelevant topic to lead the debate away from the real topic
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