Rhetoric Quotes by Aristotle

Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.

— Aristotle

“What makes a man a 'sophist' is not his faculty, but his moral purpose. (1355b 17)”

— Aristotle

“rhetoric was to be surveyed from the standpoint of philosophy.”

— Aristotle

“Even hackneyed and commonplace maxims are to be used, if they suit one's purpose: just because they are commonplace, every one seems…

— Aristotle

“Avoid the enthymeme form when you are trying to rouse feeling; for it will either kill the feeling or will itself fall…

— Aristotle

The duty of rhetoric is to deal with such matters as we deliberate upon without arts or systems to guide us, in…

— Aristotle

Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a…

— Aristotle

“How can a man who, for a significant phase of his formation, shared his master’s opposition to rhetoric have in maturity composed…

— Aristotle

“These are the three things—volume of sound, modulation of pitch, and rhythm—that a speaker bears in mind. It is those who do…

— Aristotle

Rhetoric is useful because truth and justice are in their nature stronger than their opposites; so that if decisions be made, not…

— Aristotle

Of the modes of persuasion furnished by the spoken word there are three kinds. The first kind depends on the personal character…

— Aristotle

Rhetoric is the counterpart of logic; since both are conversant with subjects of such a nature as it is the business of…

— Aristotle

“It was at this point that the transition was first made to the conception that rhetoric was a teachable skill, that it…

— Aristotle

“Now if you have proofs to bring forward, bring them forward, and your moral discourse as well; if you have no enthymemes,…

— Aristotle

Rhetoric is useful because the true and the just are naturally superior to their opposites, so that, if decisions are improperly made,…

— Aristotle

“The maxim, as has been already said, is a general statement, and people love to hear stated in general terms what they…

— Aristotle

“Again, it is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs,…

— Aristotle