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How rhetoric-the art of persuasion-can help us navigate an age of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and political acrimonyThe discipline of rhetoric was the keystone of Western education for over two thousand years. Only recently has its perceived importance faded. In this book, renowned rhetorical scholar Robin Reames argues that, in today's polarized political climate, we should all care deeply about learning rhetoric. Drawing on examples...

An analysis of Plato and the relationship he posits among language, truth, and the world.

How did rhetoric begin and what was it before it was called "rhetoric"? Must art have a name to be considered art? What were the differences among poets, philosophers, sophists, and rhetoricians before Plato emphasized their differences? Robin Reames attempts to intervene in these and other questions by examining the status of rhetorical theory in texts that predate Plato's coining of the term "rhetoric".