With the sophists, Aristotle, and Plato, these theorists have many different opinions on rhetoric and how it used. I think for myself I resonate most with what Plato has to say. He wants to speak on the truth in life and that is how people go about making their decisions. People need to find out more of the truth in order to make informed decisions. So if they were to use rhetoric effectively they would need to be intelligent and have all the facts.
I don't quite agree fully with the sophists who believe there is no absolute truth. They believe everyone creates their own truth based off their experiences and what they hear, see, feel, etc. The sophists think that this means people can be manipulated based off of their own opinions.
Aristotle likes to use logic along with truth whereas the sophists don't believe in truth and Plato says truth has always existed and has remained the same. Aristotle liked to be more practical and thought about how the truth is more than one thing and one should essentially think about what is going on along with what they already know. Aristotle thought you should look at both sides, use the knowledge you have, think about it and then make a argument for something.
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