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1. Some say rhetoric is a term that your first year English instructor overused just to make your life harder.
2. At its best, rhetoric is what we compose-- including speeches, papers, texts, emails, and even tweets.
3. Some say rhetoric is just meaningless political jargon.
4. At its best, rhetoric calls people together to listen to and learn from one another about issues that matter.
5. Some say rhetoric is empty words.
6. At its best, rhetoric uses signs and symbols to shape and transform new relationships and new possibilities.
7. Some say rhetoric is managers, advertisements, or news broadcasts merely manipulating their listeners.
8. At its best, rhetoric uses language to make cases about things we care about.
9. Some say rhetoric is merely spin or persuasion for personal gain.
10. At its best, rhetoric studies and uses signs, symbols, and language to support wise action in a complex and dynamic world.
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