Introduction

Use words to persuade people, giving them a good reason to do what you say or to accept your argument. The art of rhetoric started with the ancient greek philosophers. Later, during the roman republic, politicians and statesmen used rhetoric in speeches given to crowds in the public square. Modern politicians may prefer tisterto the public square, but they still use persuasive language. We'll hear more soon, but first, i have a question for you, sam. Was it a, an argument based on logic? B, an argumentBased on emotion? Or c, an argumentbased on the stick?