rhetoric
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Rhetoric is the art of effective speaking and persuasion, historically considered one of the seven independent arts and practiced by influential figures like preachers throughout history. It matters because mastering rhetoric — how to communicate persuasively and compellingly — has long been valued as an essential skill for those seeking to influence others and share their ideas.
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- Uses
- Scope
- As a civic art
- As a political tool
- As a course of study
- Canons
- Music
- Knowledge
- History and study
- Ancient times
- Ancient Greece and Rome
- Ancient India
- Medieval period to the Enlightenment
- Sixteenth century
- Seventeenth century
- Eighteenth century
- Modern
- Notable theorists
- Methods of analysis
- Criticism seen as a method
- Criticism
- Additional theoretical approaches
- Purpose of criticism
- Animal rhetoric
- Comparative rhetoric
- Automatic detection of rhetorical figures
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- Further reading
- Academic journals
- External links
thumb|right|upright=1.25|Painting depicting a lecture in a knight academy, painted by [[Pieter Isaacsz or Reinhold Timm for Rosenborg Castle as part of a series of seven paintings depicting the seven independent arts. This painting illustrates rhetoric.]] thumb|upright|Jesus was a preacher in 1st-century Judea.
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.