Broad Quote by George Carlin

Rhetoric is nothing but reason well dressed and argument put in order.

— Jeremy Collier

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

— Plato

Rhetoric in serious discourses is like the flowers in corn; pleasing to those who come only for amusement, but prejudicial to him who would…

— Jonathan Swift

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

— Aristotle

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

— Aristotle

I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric.

— Gerrit Smith

“Engaging the arguments of those who hold differing opinions is always a worthy use of one’s time. It’s how we strengthen our rhetorical skills…

— Alyssa Cole

The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of…

— Mary Astell

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

— Aristotle

Our mind is dark in some way, and so we use rhetoric as a kind of prop or foil.

— Martha Ronk

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

— Aristotle

“Rhetoric is communication that attempts to coordinate social action...Its goal is to influence human choices on specific matters that require immediate attention”

— Gerard Hauser