Aggressor and Defender Orator

Aggressor and Defender Orator

Definition:

• Aggressor: The ones who attempt to destroy.
• Defender: The ones who defend institutions.

Example:

Any movement will have an aggressor who attempts to destroy and a defender who defends institutions, however, a specific example would be the debate on abortion. You have the institution that is currently in place, that is, that women can freely seek abortions for whatever need. On the other hand, you have those who believe it is wrong, and thus seek to destroy that current institution.

Example from text:

"Let us say that within each movement two classes of rhetoricians may be distinguished: 1. aggressor orators and journalists who attempt, in the pro movement, to establish, and in the anti movement, to destroy; and, 2. defendant rhetoricians who attempt, in the pro movement, to resist reform, and in the anti movement, to defend institutions" (Griffin 11).