Research Paper on:
Rhetoric Power and Uses

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of rhetoric. Rhetoric is essentially using words effectively to communicate a point. Rhetoric can be highly persuasive. When words and language fall into the hands of a  talented manipulator, they can be powerful, moving, and extraordinarily persuasive. It is interesting to note that todays society seems to have less of a penchant for words and language than  in days past. It seems that with the emergence of computers people have given up the long letter-writing and crafting of letters which used to be standard means of  communication. Additionally, it has been argued that schools are placing less importance on learning basics such as grammatical skills and use of language with todays students. Furthermore, it  seems that in todays world people are all in a hurry. They hurry through their personal lives, their careers, their social gatherings, and then they hurry and sleep so  they can wake up the next day and start all over again. Whatever the cause, there does indeed seem to be less attention paid in todays world to  the written word and, more notably, to crafting such rhetoric. And yet, this is a craft which requires skill. And, let it be noted, that just because this  craft does not hold the obvious regard it once did, that does not imply that there is still not a need and useful purpose for rhetoric in todays society.  In fact, it could be argued that the need is ever-increasing and that rhetoric is more in abundance today than ever before. While long hand-written letters may be nearly  a thing of the past, rhetoric comes in many other forms and is clearly seen in various places and in various forms. Rhetoric takes skill, and this is the main