rhetoric/logic connection

Just to bring it back a bit... I was doing my rewrite on logic and rhetoric and i found a connection with the two. It's almost like they practically rely on one another. Think about it. I used the exmaple of cigarettes. Logic would state something like they are bad for you. Whereas, the rhetoric may entail something along the lines of: “we’re all going to die anyways, so don’t talk away our freedoms! Lots of things kill you anyways; why not die for a reason. Cigarettes taste good, so why not die with some flavour in your life!” Anything that would promote the buying of the product. This is where the two differ. But think about it on a connection level. Without having any logic, the rhetoric would have nothing to feed from, and try and persuade. On the other hand, without rhetoric the logic would still remain honest no doubt, but would have nothing to paint that pretty picture for the consumer. Just thought i would throw it out there.

Jackie :)