What are some real life examples of rhetoric?

I’d bet there are some good examples in your text book @punkrockworld ;)

Check out the political scene these days.

Rhetoric is the general method for persuasion. The salesman will try to persuade you by appealing to you with logos (price point, features), pathos (your wife will really love this!) and ethos (looking presentable, etc.). The same things will show up in politics. Rhetoric is just a common and very effective method of persuasion.

Rhetoric means like empty words. Like “What do I look like? Santa Clause?”. Thats a rhetorical question because you are obviously not expecting an answer. It’s empty.

“We make the best [whatever] on the market today!” and every other unsupported advertising or marketing claim is an example of rhetoric. If the marketer has a white paper to support the claim, then it may be justified, but “best” is still a subjective claim, and not susceptible of “proof”.

“There is no better product on the market.”
Translation: “Our product is as lousy as all the rest—but no worse.”

Was this a rhetorical question?

@everephebe Yes, yes it was.

@Neophyte My question was also rhetorical.^^

@everephebe I realize, however I just had to comment on your wit, as the question was on rhetoric, making it a rhetorical question. Comedic genius at its finest.

lol @Neophyte agreed. :D