Rhetoric​ ​and​ ​Definitions Rhetoric:​ ​The​ ​use​ ​of​ ​language​ ​for​ ​the​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​convincing​ ​an​ ​audience​ ​to​ ​believe​ ​or​ ​do something.​ ​Rhetoric​ ​is​ ​psychologically​ ​motivating,​ ​but​ ​does​ ​not​ ​use​ ​rational​ ​argumentation​ ​and has​ ​no​ ​real​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​truth,​ ​reason,​ ​or​ ​justification.​ ​Reject​ ​rhetoric​ ​on​ ​site.​ ​Assertions grounded​ ​in​ ​rhetoric​ ​are​ ​disqualified​ ​for​ ​that​ ​reason.​ ​The​ ​following​ […]