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.