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Description: The art of rhetoric started with the ancient Greek philosophers. Later, during the Roman republic, politicians and statesmen used rhetoric in speeches given to crowds in the public square. Modern politicians may prefer Twitter, but they still use persuasive language. Sam and Neil discuss the topic and teach you related vocabulary. This week's question Roman politicians used many rhetorical tricks to persuade people including the 'argumentum ad hominum' which was an attack on their opponent’s moral character. Another was called the 'argumentum ad baculum' – but what did it mean? a) an argument based on logic b) an argument based on emotion c) an argument based on the stick Listen to the programme to find out the answer. VOCABULARY soundbite short and memorable phrase used by politicians rally unite to support a common goal pull the wool over someone’s eyes (informal) trick or deceive someone premise idea you believe to be true and use as the basis for developing an argument conclusion decision or plan of action after thinking about something carefully and considering all the relevant facts polemical arguing very strongly for or against a particular opinion or idea [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the audio and the transcript here: bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220414 More 6 Minute English episodes: Sleepy in South Korea youtu.be/NODkUzmamP8 Personalised diets youtu.be/dJZ9CSbGueU How green is nuclear energy? youtu.be/naB_3XYRtew Why we forget the things we learn youtu.be/1iHeeMlOsyc Should fast food sponsor sport? youtu.be/BvNNuSz-EFw #learnenglish #persuasion #rhetoric