The Power of Rhetoric How well are Students at the Department of English –Ibri College- aware of the Effectiveness of Rhetoric in their Writing?

Abstract

Rhetoric could be defined as the art of persuasion, whether in writing or speaking. The main purpose of using rhetoric is to convey a powerful message to a certain audience so as to inform, persuade, or motivate it in certain situations. In the old Greek era, Rhetoric was mainly used in politics and that is why students at that time were taught and trained to be excellent and outstanding orators. In order to provide the audience with a complete idea about the power of rhetoric, the researchers have distributed a questionnaire among (28) male and female students in the First year and Foundation Programme at Ibri College of Applied Sciences studying English as a mandatory course with much focus on the writing skill element. What the researchers have reached is that students do need to get more explanation and exercise on the art of Rhetoric in order to produce and introduce perfect pieces of writing that could –hopefully-be called ―Masterpieces‖. Recommendations, discussion, suggestions, and implications will be elaborated deeply throughout this paper.