Question

Which phrase defines “rhetoric” best?

1. how ideas or things (e.g., inventions) are used and interpreted by people
2. the ability to sift through and analyze media messages critically
3. a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, or technique
4. persuasive, influential, and pleasing

Answer 1

4. persuasive, influential and pleasing.

Step-by-step explanation:

noun

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.