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Thanks for doing this! The book looks excellent. I have a couple of questions:

Should we think of rhetoric as inherently deceptive, morally unstable, and therefore only an imitation of genuine knowledge? Or is rhetoric something more positive, like a way to organize our thoughts and reach genuine knowledge?

Does the prevalence of rhetoric imply (and perhaps even cause) political instability, or does rhetoric help ensure political stability?

Not necessarily. Some political theorists view PT as a means of theorizing (and preparing) political action, while others view PT as separate from the practice of politics.