Which of the following techniques is not mentioned by Plato and Aristotle?



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.

goodness of the audience
. reason
truth
emotion

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