Why “Rhetoric” is being discussed
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This public company's criminal levels of incompetence single-handedly caused an instant international disaster, and continues to fail us all. Speaking as a citizen, ignoring "al…
by adityaathalye · Oct 24, 2026
Right back at you. Remember the predictions that Cars would have nuclear reactors for engines, and would fly, and computers would connect the world leading to a surge in human I…
by digitaltrees · Oct 24, 2026
> in fact, for liberal voters the only thing they care about is opposing and antagonizing trump, or at least the appearance of doing so. keeping housing unaffordable is a distan…
by aceofspades19 · Oct 24, 2026
What's the name of this rhetoric trick when you equate people and government?
by wartywhoa23 · Oct 23, 2026
Okay, I'll vote for the candidates that will allocate more of my tax money towards these goods and services I want and support. It's interesting how once people were successfull…
by tavavex · Oct 23, 2026
Swearing on a public forum shows lack of class. But...Yawn. Yes, it's quite sad that people have to turn to a crook with the hope of getting things changed because the other sid…
by braincat31415 · Oct 23, 2026
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Rhetoric is the art of persuasion. It is one of the three ancient arts of discourse (trivium) of classical antiquity, along with grammar and logic/dialectic. As an academic discipline within the humanities, rhetoric aims to study the techniques that speakers or writers use to inform, persuade, and motivate their audiences. Rhetoric also provides heuristics for understanding, discovering, and developing arguments for particular situations. Read more on Wikipedia