Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Topics (topoi) are a key concept in Aristotle's Rhetoric and a useful tool for writers. It can be a kind of tricky concept, though, so, in this video, we talk about what topics are and how they work.

0:00 Introduction
1:08 Not That Kind of Topic
3:06 Examining the Topics
7:18 Understanding the Topics
9:41 Conclusion