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What is the definition of rhetoric?
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It is a personal story shared for effect.
It is a personal story shared for effect. - no response given

It is language that tries to frighten the listener into agreeing.
It is language that tries to frighten the listener into agreeing. - no response given

It is the use of anecdotes rather than statistics to influence the listener.
It is the use of anecdotes rather than statistics to influence the listener. - no response given

It is the art of using language to persuade.

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Correct: "It is the art of using language to persuade."

Brief note: the other choices describe specific tactics or examples (personal stories, fear appeals, anecdotes vs. statistics) that can be used rhetorically, but rhetoric itself is the broader study and practice of persuasive language.