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Title: Writing: Friend or Foe?


1
Writing Friend or Foe?
  • Advanced Rhetorical Writing
  • Matt Barton

2
The Invention of Writing
  • How are writing and speaking related?
  • Is writing a reflection or reminder of what
    was originally spoken discourse?
  • Can writing truly teach you something that you
    didnt already know?
  • How does writing affect memory?
  • Does it help you remember things that you might
    forget it you didnt write down?
  • Does it help you forget things by encouraging you
    not to exercise your memory?

3
Theuth Myth
  • The Egyptian inventor Theuth offers the invention
    of writing to the god Thamus, claiming that it
    will
  • will make the Egyptians wiser and will improve
    their memories for it is an elixir of memory and
    wisdom that I have discovered.
  • Thamus responds
  • This will invention will produce
    forgetfulnessYou offer your pupils the
    appearance of wisdom but not true wisdom.

4
Writing vs. Speaking
  • We can easily read and memorize texts that we
    dont understand at all
  • Space is not a conception which has been derived
    from outward experiences
  • From Kants Critique of Pure Reason
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    neutrino deficit is due to the matter-enhanced
    spin-flavour precession effect.
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5
Writing cant Talk Back
  • Writing is like the people in a paintingthey
    cant talk back, answer questions, and clarify
    points like a speaker could.
  • Writing is dead, whereas speech is living.
  • Writing needs its father to help it for it has
    no power to protect or help itself.

6
Writing as a Playful Reminder
  • Writing is only good if it serves a treasure of
    reminders of ones past memories.
  • The garden of letters he will plant for
    amusement.
  • Written texts shouldnt be taken seriously.

7
The Serious Pursuit
  • If a writer has written with knowledge of the
    truth,
  • And is able to support his points with actual
    discussion,
  • And can prove via speech that the written words
    are worth very little
  • We ought to respect such a person not for his
    writings, but rather the expertise and hard work
    required to make them.

8
Images of the Truth
  • Spoken words are one step removed from the truth
  • Written words are one step removed from speech
  • A poor understanding based on readings is one
    step further removed!
  • In other words, its like making a copy of a copy
    of a copy
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