Abstract
This study analyzes the memoirs of Paschoal Lemme, published in the 1980s containing aspects of his life and his role as an educator between the years 1920 and 1960. The methodology used is the rhetorical analysis, based on Aristotle and on the works of Perelman and some other researchers involved in the rhetoric revitalization. Following the parameters of this method, one can consider that all published text has an intentionality, being designed to persuade readers to accept an idea and to adopt behaviors so as to maintain or modify certain state of affairs. These parameters are applied to Lemme’s memoirs in order to identify the argumentative strategies used by the author before his audience.
Keywords:
Paschoal Lemme; memory; rhetorical analysis; brazilian education