“Rhetoric is useful because the true and the just are naturally superior to their opposites, so that, if decisions are improperly made, they must owe their defeat to their own advocates; which is reprehensible. Further, in dealing with certain persons, even if we possessed the most accurate scientific knowledge, we should not find it easy to persuade them by the employment of such knowledge. For scientific discourse is concerned with instruction, but in the case of such persons instruction is impossible.”
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Aristotle: the art of rhetoric
Aristotle's 'The Art of Rhetoric' is a comprehensive treatise that delves into the methods and strategies of effective communication. It provides a framework for understanding the construction of arguments and the use of language to persuade an audience, drawing from the philosopher's extensive observations of political and legal discourse in ancient Greece. more
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