10-11-2006, 07:21 PM
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Hey, Cal Grads
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Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
There aren't many universities that offer Rhetoric as a major, though it used to be a classic area of study for any learned person, and when I say classic, I mean Romans and Greeks and shit. Rhetoric is the study of the art of persuasion and argument; though the term now is negatively associated with spin and bullshit, which are a means of persuasion, but a logical, well-presented argument is actually the goal of a true rhetorician.
I guess to answer your question, some of us can't do math, and Rhetoric sounds much better than English. Neener neener.
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Translation: I majored in Rhetoric.
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