Rhetorical Analysis Of Aristotle s Theory Of Rhetoric

Rhetoric can best be explained as how a speaker uses persuasion to influence their intended audience. Rhetoric is usually seen as a power that we as communicators are using to obtain the belief of others. Almost everyone uses rhetoric throughout their everyday lives without even knowing. We are constantly communicating with one another trying to prove some sort of point. There are many different figures that played a huge role in establishing rhetoric, but Aristotle is seen by many as the father of rhetoric. Not only does Aristotle have an influence on people of present day, but he had an influence on other Greek philosophers such as Cicero and Quintilian. His works established a baseline of rhetoric that many people after his time took and ran with. If he were around today, Aristotle would be seen by many as a rhetorical leader who could possibly end many communication differences and problems that are present in today’s society. 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