Today's *Classical Et Cetera* is all about rhetoric! What is rhetoric? What is eloquence? And what was it about *Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address* that made it so brilliant?
 
Both rhetoric and eloquence involve the art of persuasion, which goes back over 2000 years to ancient Greece and the philosopher Aristotle. It's important for students to develop not only these talents, but also the practical ability to speak to an audience and connect with your listeners.
 
Listen to our podcast to learn all this and more. Also, check out our Classical Rhetoric curriculum at *Memoria Press* — https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/logic-and-rhetoric/classical-rhetoric-complete-set-streaming/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=132 — as well as our Writing curriculum that fosters mastery of the classical method — https://www.memoriapress.com/writing-english-grammar/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=132