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The Cheerful Oncologist

"Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours." -Sir William Osler

Aphorisms:

Classical Rhetoric in Medicine: Epizeuxis

Category: Aphorisms

It is certainly easier to learn and use rhetorical terms in one's writing than in one's speeches; in fact, outside of Churchill the only speech I can recall that used rhetoric to effectively persuade the audience was made by Tim Matheson in the movie Animal House.

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