Susan C. Jarrat, in her essay “Rhetoric” (2007), shows the lineage of rhetoric—its beginnings in ancient Greece, its flourishing over the next two thousand years, its subsequent demise in the 19th century due to advances in science, and finally that it has been reborn due to the growth of contemporary composition. Jarrat masterfully supports her notions by unearthing the auspicious beginnings of rhetoric in Greece; it was needed by citizens to argue their cases in the newly democratized country, and then she illustrates her point with prominent world figures such as Freud and Marx who clearly utilized rhetorical thinking and writing. Jarrat makes these connections in order to educate undergraduate, graduate, and academics to the importance of rhetoric not only as a field of study but as a means to show the need for rhetoric in our tumultuous and quickly-changing world. Further, she establishes an informal relationship with her audience who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of rhetoric and its applications in today’s world.
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