{"id":14205,"date":"2022-09-26T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T04:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatwhitepaperguy.com\/?p=14205"},"modified":"2022-10-22T14:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:47:55","slug":"5-reasons-why-writers-should-explore-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatwhitepaperguy.com\/5-reasons-why-writers-should-explore-rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"5 reasons why writers should explore rhetoric"},"content":{"rendered":"
But I flipped right past them. <\/strong><\/p>\n At the time, I considered the topic old-fashioned, boring, and useless.<\/p>\n Oh, the folly of youth!<\/p>\n Today, I dearly wish I had taken those courses.<\/p>\n I’ve come to see rhetoric as a practical skill that all white paper writers need. Here’s why.<\/p>\n In recent years, rhetoric has earned a bad name, mainly because it’s constantly abused by politicians and media blowhards.<\/p>\n “Moderns maintain a peculiar relationship with rhetoric,” writes Ryan Topping<\/strong> in his wonderful book The Elements of Rhetoric<\/strong><\/em>. “We no longer teach it to our young, nor demand it of our wise.<\/p>\n “What since ancient Athens was considered an essential skill for a free citizen has now largely been consigned to hucksters and to the tarmacs of used car dealerships.” (pp 91-92)<\/p>\n So let’s go back to what it’s all about.<\/p>\nLet\u2019s start with a clear definition<\/h3>\n