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The 5 Canons of Rhetoric

Text reads "The 5 Canons of Rhetoric" by Andrew Pudewa, accompanied by the head of a statue to the right

  Rhetoric. To most modern minds, the word smacks of cunning—the empty polemic or self-aggrandizement of a political figure, or perhaps the crafty prose of a present-day sophist selling overpriced or unnecessary products to the unlearned. To those who have delved a bit into classical education, rhetoric is the third liberal art, the top of the trivium, the noble art of persuasion, a […]

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