He [the poet] brings out the inner part of things and presents them to men in such a way that they cannot refuse but must accept it. But how the mere choice and rhythm of words should produce so magical an effect no one has yet been able to comprehend, and least of all the poets themselves. Hilaire Belloc
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Rhetoric is the art of using language to persuade others of ideas or actions. The ancient Greeks had a definition for rhetoric that was more or less similar to this one, “the art of arranging words in such a way as to produce a convincing effect.” In other words, making words do the work of persuasion for you.

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