Die Rhetorischen Fragen in der Römischen Theorie der Beredsamkeit

Abstract

This paper discusses the function of rhetorical questions in the Roman theory of elocution. Roman rhetoricians divided these questions into two main issues: the rational-persuasive and the emotional-persuasive figures of speech. Subiectio and ratiocinatio belong to the first category, whereas dubitatio and ratiocinatio to the second one.