Invention

(noun)

the formulation of arguments based on logos--rational appeal or logic.

Examples of Invention in the following topics:

  • American Technology

    • Inventions emerged in the 19th century that greatly impacted communications, transportation and commercial agriculture.

  • Ogburn's Theory

    • Invention is the process by which new forms of technology are created.
    • Inventions are collective contributions to an existing cultural base that cannot occur unless the society has already gained a certain level of knowledge and expertise in the particular area.

  • Invention of Paper

  • Inventions, Development, and Tycoons

  • Mechanisms of Cultural Change

    • Invention is the creation of a new device or process.

  • History of Public Speaking

    • His works include the early and very influential De Inventione (On Invention), often read alongside the Ad Herennium as the two basic texts of rhetorical theory (throughout the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance); De Oratore (a fuller statement of rhetorical principles in dialogue form); and Topics (a rhetorical treatment of common topics, highly influential through the Renaissance).

  • The Inventions of the Telephone and Electricity

  • The Culture of Abundance and Consumerism

    • Inventions familiar in the early 21st century made their first appearance during this era.

  • Deploying a Rational Appeal

    • Invention is how you formulate arguments based on logos--rational appeal or logic.

  • The Post-War Boom

    • Inventions familiar in the early 21st century made their first appearance during this era.