Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art. Every other art can instruct or persuade about its own particular subject-matter; for instance, medicine about what is healthy and unhealthy, geometry about the properties of magnitudes, arithmetic about numbers, and [so on]. But rhetoric we look upon as the power of observing the means of persuasion on almost any subject presented to us.
~ Aristotle, Rhetoric, Book I - Part II
Embracing a globally inclusive approach to rhetorical studies enables us to transcend conventional paradigms and welcome a variety of cultural communication practices. Only then can we genuinely cultivate respect and advocate for equality across races, religions, and nationalities.
~ Hazel E. Guler