Lauer's Invention in Composition and Rhetoric, Chapter 3

We will cover only the Greeks in this short reading.

The first couple pages talk about Kairos, and after reading it closely I'm not sure what Kairos means in context of this article. I know it's the name of a religious retreat that Jesuit students attend. The retreat includes prayer, small group discussion, reflection, silence, and letter writing.
A couple pages further....Without having read the first two chapters, I'm a little lost. Book too long to read online. Just ordered it on Amazon, $13.

Scholars argue over Plato's view's of rhetoric in Phaedrus. Plato's view, 4 sources for the initiation of discourse
1. inspiration of the muses
2. dissonance between the two speeches that prompts the third speech
3. adaptation to the situation by knowing the souls of the audience
4. love itself

Some interpret Plato's view as: Truth can't be found in writing; writing is not the originator of thinking. Others wonder whether Plato thinks rhetoric creates knowledge or only conveys it.

Scholars disagree over Aristotle's Rhetoric, too. Issues of contention include kairos and stasis.

In general, it seems that scholars think Plato believes rhetoric and discourse discover knowledge and that Aristotle believes rhetoric and discourse create knowledge. I think Dr. Zamora agrees with Aristotle.