Anartismos

/ænɑrˈtɪzmoʊs/ noun

Definition

In ancient rhetoric or poetics, the absence of joints or logical connectors; incoherent or poorly structured discourse.

Etymology

From Greek 'an-' (not) + 'artismos' (joining, structure, from 'artis' meaning a joint or connection). The term appears rarely in ancient Greek rhetorical theory.

Kelly Says

Anartismos is an ancient Greek rhetorical term for writing that's not properly 'jointed' together—basically bad writing that jumps around incoherently. It's fascinating that Greek teachers of rhetoric used the metaphor of body joints to describe how ideas should connect smoothly in an essay.

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