Gorgias wrote many literary pieces during his lifetime. Gorgias's writings are comprised of speeches and essays of which some excerpts have survived. One of those books, the Handbook to Rhetoric, is now lost. Supposedly in this book Gorgias had strong theoretical arguments for the power of logos . Gorgias believed that words aquire their own meaning, because they are not connected by the bonds of being anything but themselves.
Words become open to each and every meaning and hence become meaningless.
It is here then that Gorgias states that words are the vehicle of suggestion, persuasion, and belief. Gorgias is well known for his unique rhetorical epistemology. He says that oratory should make lavish use of poetic diction, with symmetrical clauses, various rhythms, and musical effects. Gorgias was also known as somewhat of a philosopher. If anything does exist, it is unknowable If anything can be known, knowledge of it is incommunicable Gorgias believes that no truths exist and that everything is false.