Latin A-Level
Rhetorical strategy of defence
What Rhetorical strategy of defence means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The way Cicero builds persuasion in the set passages, which the assessment tests through comprehension of argument, characterisation and rhetorical strategy.
Topics that use Rhetorical strategy of defence
- 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 2 - For examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (fifth set text cycle) (OCR A-Level)
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