Rhe t or i c a l opti o ns*1、What i s r h et oric?( D e fi n itions of r het or i c)the art or sc i ence of mun i c at ion i n w ord s; t h is art o r science pr a ctice d or ta u gh t a s a fo r mal discipline, e s p、 the do ct rine fo r mul at ed by Aris t otle and t a ugh t th ro u gh out the Middl e a ges; over or n a te or o sten t a t io u s langua ge、 (Lo n g man Mode r n E n g l i sh Dictio n ary)2、W hat’s t h e purpose of r h e t oric?(两种说法)①The p revailing vi e w a bo u t th e p urpos e of rh etoric is to exp res s ones e lf well and t o m un ic a te e f fe ct i v e ly in o r d er to se c ure a d e si red re sult by e m pl oying rhet o rical m ea n s e ffic iently、②“to enlighten the understan d ing , to ple a s e t h e i m aginat i on, to mov e th e pas s i o n ,or t o i nfluenc e th e w ill、" “促进理解、引起想象、调动感情、或者说影响人们得意志” (18 世纪苏格兰修辞学家 G eorge Ca mp be l l)*3、Wh a t is discussed i n rhe t o r ic?(c on t e n ts of rhet o rical) R he t oric is pos e d of the o ret i ca l r hetori c an d p ra c t ical rh e t or i c、 Th eo re ti cal rhe t or i c d eals with the the oretica l p r ob lem of rheto ri c, w h i le prac t ic al rh etoric helps us im p r ov e o ur a b ilit y to use the Engl i sh l a n g uage effectively、rhe t or i c co v e r s all th e e l e me nt s of oral and w ritt e n thing s...