rhetorician

Example Sentences

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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

But that’s not to say that this doubting 1956 novel should be completely separated from the rhetorician, who spoke with such clarity and assurance at the Cambridge Union in 1965.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2019

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

His most important tool, as a scientist and rhetorician, would be simplicity.

From Slate • May 17, 2017

Aristotle said that the basic job of the rhetorician was to “discover the best available means of persuasion.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith