tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566517520449913392.post993944083389907271..comments2023-05-23T07:57:10.351-05:00Comments on Cyberhetoric: Feelin' Aristotelian: Rhetoric: Book 2 Chapters 12-26Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089516760857811219noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566517520449913392.post-33096547992933930792011-02-10T01:06:44.797-06:002011-02-10T01:06:44.797-06:00You raise an interesting question in your opening ...You raise an interesting question in your opening paragraph; if in fact "When we know a thing, and have decided about it, there is no further use in speaking about it," what use is all of the advice he just gave us? If rhetoric is about persuasion but persuasion is useless when an audience is decided, then isn't Aristotle wasting his time with Rhetoric? It makes sense that one would have to identify existing beliefs and mold an argument around those beliefs, but it still seems to contradict with what Aristotle said about being decided on something. <br /><br />I guess all of this might go back to what Aristotle said about the truth, that "things that are true and things that are better are, by nature, practically always easier to prove and easier to believe in" (Aristotle 6). If the truth is in fact, always easier to prove and believe in, then perhaps it's enough to be able to move your audience.Eric Yoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013359050783769355noreply@blogger.com