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

Rhetoric, Persuasion, Observation, Speech

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

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"You aren't in the ivy halls of your miserable literature pursuit now. Without wasting more time, will thou cometh to the pointeth? Dost thou wanteth us to stayeth or leaveth?"

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"Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful."

Earl Butz, American Civil Servant

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"Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding."

David Hume, Scottish Philosopher

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"It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk."

Joshua Reynolds, English Artist

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"True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary and nothing but what is necessary."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"It is this simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences-makes them, as the poets tell us, 'charm the crowd's ears more finely.' Educated men lay down broad general principles; uneducated men argue from common knowledge and draw obvious conclusions."

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"The matter is as it is in all other cases: if it is naturally in you to be a good orator, a notable orator you will be when you have acquired knowledge and practice."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

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"You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains."

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"Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Rhetoric, Persuasion, Observation, Speech

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