What is the author's purpose in writing the above passage?
The ancient Greeks were famous for their•love of arguing and debating in public places— people like Plato and Aristotle gave i the best presentations of their day. They thought that the best form of argument was reason, but they recognized that because of human weakness two further techniques would always be used: appeal to a person's good character and appeal to the emotions. These three techniques together they called 'rhetoric', and nowadays we use the expression 'rhetorical language' to refer to language that is deliberately intended to persuade and influence.
to argue that the Greeks were good at arguing
to describe the origin of 'rhetoric' and 'rhetorical langua
to show how to give the best presentation
to a tribute to Plato and Aristotle
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