rhetoric

Rhetoric is a conversation/discussion presenting both sides (or more) of a topic. It is understanding your opponent's viewpoint and then stating your own and possibly coming to an agreement, settlement or commonplace of some sort. Rhetoric is not ignoring your opponent's view and only re-stating yours multiple times in hopes that they will finally see the light. It's more of an act of persuasion. If you want things to go your way rhetoric will help convince the other side that your side is better or that there is a better middle ground where you both can enjoy. Rhetoric is the key of debating, however, recently, debating is putting down the opponent and telling them they are completely wrong and only your way is right. Debate is more thatrical in teh sense that there are scripted texts and they know what the answers will generally be.