How did Aristotle define rhetoric? A. Persuasive speech B. Sophistry C. The ability to see the available means of persuasion D. Sophism

C. The ability to see the available means of persuasion

Explanation:

Rhetoric simply means the art of persuasion. It is (along with grammar and logic) one of the three ancient arts of discourse

Aristotle defines rhetoric as "the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion". It means it is a skill for observing or finding out the available ways to persuade the audience.

Option A is incorrect because it is not a definition at all, but just a term.

Sophistry and sophism (options B and D) mean deliberate use of clever but false arguments for the purpose of persuasion. Hence, option B and D are incorrect.