Author: Kiereś-Lach, Joanna
Title: Rola uśmiechu w actio: między ekspresją niewerbalną a perswazją retoryczną – The role of the smile in actio: Between nonverbal expression and rhetorical persuasion
Review/Collection: Res Rhetorica 13, 1
Year edition: 2026
Pages: 4-22
Keywords: Éloquence - Eloquenza - Eloquence, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Description: The article examines the smile as a persuasive element of nonverbal communication situated at the intersection of classical rhetorical theory and contemporary research on emotion and social interaction. It explores the role of the smile in constructing ethos, pathos, and captatio benevolentiae, drawing on the works of Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian, as well as studies of facial expression (including Duchenne and Knapp). The paper argues that the smile – traditionally regarded as a spontaneous gesture – can also function as a deliberately employed rhetorical device that enhances speaker credibility, emotional resonance, and relational closeness with the audience. [Author] In Polish.
Works:
Link: https://www.resrhetorica.com/index.php/RR/article/download/981/579
Author initials: Kiereś-Lach 2026
Title: Rola uśmiechu w actio: między ekspresją niewerbalną a perswazją retoryczną – The role of the smile in actio: Between nonverbal expression and rhetorical persuasion
Review/Collection: Res Rhetorica 13, 1
Year edition: 2026
Pages: 4-22
Keywords: Éloquence - Eloquenza - Eloquence, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Description: The article examines the smile as a persuasive element of nonverbal communication situated at the intersection of classical rhetorical theory and contemporary research on emotion and social interaction. It explores the role of the smile in constructing ethos, pathos, and captatio benevolentiae, drawing on the works of Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian, as well as studies of facial expression (including Duchenne and Knapp). The paper argues that the smile – traditionally regarded as a spontaneous gesture – can also function as a deliberately employed rhetorical device that enhances speaker credibility, emotional resonance, and relational closeness with the audience. [Author] In Polish.
Works:
Link: https://www.resrhetorica.com/index.php/RR/article/download/981/579
Author initials: Kiereś-Lach 2026
