"... Rice called for a type of public speaking that progressed in a hierarchical order beginning with the understanding and ending with the influencing of the will. It was wrong, he added, for parliamentary leaders...to stir the emotions without first instructing the intellect."
Do you find yourself agreeing with, or your current definition of rhetoric abiding by Rice's critique of political rhetoric - that politicians should appeal to the intellect before they (if they ever) should try and appeal to emotions?
Yes because the person taking in the information (mass audience) should be equips with tolls to help them sort out a position in a pool of opinions.
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