NounSingular rhetoric Plural countable and uncountable; plural rhetorics rhetoric (countable and uncountable; plural rhetorics)
Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Rhetoric is one of the arts of using language as a means to persuade. Along with grammar and logic or dialectic, rhetoric is one of the three ancient arts of discourse. From ancient Greece to the late 19th Century, it was a central part of Western education, filling the need to train public speakers and writers to move audiences to action with arguments. The very act of defining has itself been a central part of rhetoric, appearing among Aristotle's Topics. The word is derived from the Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós), "oratorical", from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr), "public speaker", related to ῥημα (rhêma), "that which is said or spoken, word, saying", and ultimately derived from the verb ἐρῶ (erô), "to speak, say". In its broadest sense, rhetoric concerns human discourse. Rhetoric as a civic artThroughout European history, rhetoric has concerned itself with persuasion in public and political settings such as assemblies and courts. Because of its associations with democratic institutions, rhetoric is commonly said to flourish in open and democratic societies with rights of free speech, free assembly, and political enfranchisement for some portion of the population. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is a good extended definition of the word rhetoric? Q. I have to use examples and use either Plato's quote ( Rhetoric is the art of enchanting the soul and the art of winning the soul by discourse) or use Aristotle's quote ( Rhetoric is the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion). Please someone help me come up with a definition!!! Asked by elley - Mon Sep 8 19:27:59 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Rhetoric: Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively especially in public speaking and using language effectively to please or persuade Answered by Nick - Mon Sep 8 19:41:12 2008 Is it unethical to use rhetoric to manipulate people? Q. I am writing an essay for my English Honors class as a response to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and this topic really interested me. Do you think it's unethical, or not unethical (not the same as ethical)? Rhetoric has been punctuated as a means of exercising authority over individuals; however, rhetoric also contains the power of freedom from that authority. Whether you think it's unethical or not, please provide explanations, reasons, etc. My argument is that using rhetorical speech in order to influence people is not unethical. I am looking for counterarguments and possibly as well as more reasons to support my thesis. Please use the current political campaigns if possible. Asked by M - Wed May 21 01:15:05 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Rhetoric might be empty in term of facts, logic, and empirical evidence in a debate, but it is not unethical. Politics is about ideas, but that does not mean all ideas have to make sense or are even valid. It is the job of the person giving the speech to sway the audience to his way of thinking. He can use any verbal means in order to achieve this goal. It is the job of the audience to judge the words being spoken and to decide for themselves if the ideas are valid and if the reasoning in the speech is logical. If the audience is swayed by rhetoric, then the audience has not done its duty as critical thinkers. Answered by Tim F - Wed May 21 02:21:15 2008 How much political rhetoric and empty platitudes can you take daily?
Q. How much can you take daily before you say "ENOUGH?" Only to be drawn back to it all the very next day. What's your limit? Asked by cap3382 - Mon Mar 3 22:57:49 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Its becoming less and less for sure. I don't see a lot of new information coming out. I think I have just about hit breaking point. The mud slinging and negativity is taking its toll on me. I just want this to be over. Answered by meowzie - Mon Mar 3 23:08:39 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "rhetoric"
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