{"id":11,"date":"2025-08-12T19:33:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/historyofrhetoric\/?p=11"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:39:03","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/historyofrhetoric\/chapter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chapter 1<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

An Overview of Rhetoric <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Chapter One<\/strong> considers some common meanings of the term rhetoric, such as empty talk, beautiful language, or persuasion. Rhetoric is defined as the study or practice of effective symbolic expression; rhetoric refers to a type of discourse marked by several characteristics that include being planned, adapted to an audience, and responsive to a set of circumstances. The chapter also considers some of the rhetoric\u2019s social functions such as testing ideas, assisting advocacy, and building communities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tap to reveal the author’s responses when you’re ready to check your answers.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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