VI.   Argument

Kudos is the first of six (6) Methods influencing the type of Rhetoric and its delivery. It defines the qualities of name, recognition, renown of the speaker. The word originates fromthe Ancient Greek κuδος (kudos) meaning “praise, renown”.

Kudos is the first of three "intrinsic" methods and qualities of a speaker in using Rhetoric as it considered inherent and inseparable with the name and identity of the speaker.

Kudos is a key method of influence through Rhetoric as audiences prefer to hear from people they believe they know and trust. Therefore, the more positively known a name, in theory the more influential.