Six Ways to Think about Rhetoric Six Ways to Think about Rhetoric Rhetoric does not deal with absolute scientific truth , but with probability and belief. 1. Think in terms of situations .
Rhetoric always involves some kind of situation or occasion.
Your response should always be appropriate for the situation . While there may actually be only one response that is truly right for a particular situation, you will often face a situation where there are many possible responses, some of them better than others. Think of your rhetorical situation as a problem to which you are proposing a solution. Remember, always, there may be more than one solution to a problem. Think of your audience as possibly being in the dark.