orator
Let an agent explain orators and oratory, relay rhetoric, training and notable speakers from classical and modern sources, describe kinds of speakers including pejorative labels neutrally, and distinguish orators from lecturers, actors and demagogues as a value-laden term.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain orators and oratory, relay rhetoric, training and notable speakers from classical and modern sources, describe kinds of speakers including pejorative labels neutrally, and distinguish orators from lecturers, actors and demagogues as a value-laden term.
A person skilled in public speaking, from the classical orators of Greece and Rome who developed rhetoric to modern conference speakers, television preachers, dramatic readers, poster presenters at academic meetings and, pejoratively, demagogues who appeal to prejudice, together with cultural roles such as the Malay Munsyi Dewan; oratory is studied in rhetoric and communication and prized in politics, religion, law and education.
What it is for: Public speaking.
It can be explain the role and rhetoric; relay training and history; describe kinds of speakers; distinguish related roles.
Distinguishing features
Persuasive speech
Rhetorical skill
Many settings
Value-laden labels
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a person addressing an audience.
Physical character
classical canons of rhetoric: 5 count - invention, arrangement, style, memory, delivery
Demosthenes and Cicero: classical exemplars note
How it is recognised
Skilled public speaker
Classical orators, conference speakers, television preachers, dramatic readers, poster presenters, Munsyi Dewan; demagogue as a pejorative
Lecturers teach; actors perform scripts; demagogue is a judgement, not a neutral role
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
practises - as the art of persuasion
is exemplified by - a classical orator
is contrasted with - a pejorative label listed as an alias
In practice
Families and kinds
classical and political orators
religious preachers including television preachers
conference and keynote speakers
dramatic readers and performers of literature
academic presenters including poster presenters
cultural roles such as the Munsyi Dewan
demagogues as a pejorative category
Standards and regulation
No regulation; professional speaking associations and broadcasting standards for preachers
Failure modes and hazards
Applying demagogue as a neutral description
Confusing oratory with acting or lecturing
Registry aliases mixing roles and judgements
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an orator is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an orator, and how does the role differ from lecturer, actor and the pejorative demagogue? definition
- Is the question about oratory in general, a kind of speaker or a specific person? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are conference speakers, television preachers, dramatic readers, poster presenters and the Munsyi Dewan? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Rhetoric Rhetoric and training.
Practice.
Canons
Canons of rhetoric.
Canons
Canons.
- How do the classical canons and modes of persuasion guide oratory? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Training
Training.
Training
Training.
- How do people train in public speaking today? action
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
Classical
Classical orators.
Classical
Classical.
- Who were Demosthenes, Cicero and other classical orators, and what did they teach? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific orator? action
Modern
Modern orators.
Modern
Modern.
- Who are notable modern orators in politics, religion and civil rights? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific speaker? action
Context Judgement and culture.
Context.
Demagogue
Demagoguery.
Demagogue
Demagogue.
- What is demagoguery, and how do scholars and critics apply the label, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How is oratory valued across cultures, including roles such as the Munsyi Dewan? provenance
- Which entry fits public speaking? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should rhetoric and demagogue be separate primary entries?
- How should classical and modern sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming roles and a pejorative; should they be split off?