Rhetoric provides a framework for critical thinking. It demonstrates your thought processes as a writer and speaker, and illustrates your arguments’ strengths. 

A heuristic is a practical approach to problem-solving or self-discovery. When you make an educated guess about s...

Rhetoric is one of the three ancient arts of discourse, also known as the trivium, alongside logic and grammar.

Discourse is the formal exchange of ideas in conversation, typically in an orderly way characterized by all speakers taking time to express the...

Aristotle defined the three distinct modes of persuasion that we still recognize and use:

Logos is language crafted to appeal to logic and reasoning. When you appeal to logos in an argument, you support your position with facts and data.

Ethos is lan...

Rhetoric in types of writing like narrative writing and poetry often relies on linguistic tools like figurative language and well-known figures of speech.

Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration meant to high...