. What does the word RHETORIC mean to you? If you're not sure, or haven't heard this word before, think of the
work of salespeople, lawyers, politicians. What are they trying to do, trying to accomplish, with language?
Have you heard of a rhetorical question? What does this mean? What kind of question is it?
Do you think of yourself as someone who uses rhetoric? Or your friends as people who use rhetoric? If you're
not sure, take a guess and give an example or two.