rhetorician

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In conversation with sociologist and Hamilton University President Stephen Pepper, Obama, ever the master rhetorician, said:

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

Obama is a trained law professor and an eloquent rhetorician, but he could not make a coherent case.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2020

Franklin was a gifted rhetorician and singer, and he prospered as the pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2018

Here’s a man who – agreeing with the 17th-century rhetorician John Bulwer that gesture is “the palm and crown of eloquence” – really speaks with his hands.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2016

That’s not meant in a nice way; but could there be a better epitaph for a rhetorician?

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith