Has anyone here taught or read Aristotle's Rhetoric? Aristotle defines rhetoric as the art of persuasive speaking, such as in a courtroom defense, in a ceremonial speech, and in the political forum. Plato used dialetic speech in his Republic, not rhetoric. If any of this sounds familiar to you, then maybe you can help me. I'm teaching a homeschool co-op class on Aristotle's Rhetoric. It's interesting to read some of the original perspectives on the subject since we interpret it differently now. Nonetheless, I am only managing to stay one lesson ahead of the students; I also have not read any other of Aristotle's other works nor any of the Roman works (by Cicero, Quintillian, etc.), so I'm rather in the dark about it. The problem lies not in my weekly class, but in my failure to know how to teach a partiular student who has read more of Aristotle than I have, for example the Nicomachean Ethics and the Topics. Any ideas on how to depend lessons for him? He's very bright too, though humble about it. Any thoughts would be great. Thanks.