Misconceptions
Rhetoric often gets a bad name, many think of rhetoric as meaningless and empty only useful to scholars and politicians
Use case of Rhetoric
Rhetoric can be used in any kind of persuasive writing or speech, the use case is not confined to law or politics. Persuasive messages surround us. The study of rhetoric allows us to both make and interpret arguments. Far from meaningless and merely academic, rhetoric has a real effect on people’s behabvior. Words move us to action and they drive our decisions for example what to buy whom to elect, to whether or not go to war