A Historical Study of the Rhetoric and Persuasion

Abstract

Having strong rhetoric skills is essential for critical thinking as it allows a writer or speaker to effectively express their thought processes, highlighting the strengths of their arguments. Studying the history of rhetoric helps us understand our culture, identity, and human behaviour. It builds citizenship and teaches us about great leaders and warning signs of future events. The current study aims to do in-depth research into the history of rhetoric. The researcher follows the historical chronological narration approach. The study finds the birth of rhetoric was in Mesopotamia, despite the prevailing belief that the origins of rhetoric are going back to classical Greece. It was a significant achievement that has had a lasting impact on human communication. The earliest examples of rhetoric can be found in the Akkadian writings of Princess Enheduanna. Throughout history, various scholars have developed theories of rhetoric. For example, Plato, Notorious Sophists, Plato, Aristotle and Cicero. each emphasizing a different aspect. This is in addition to other results of subsequent centuries.