Redefining Rhetoric

After reading the different definitions of rhetoric I discovered that all had in common the theme of communication in their definitions. There was however a definition of rhetoric that brought my attention to rhetoric in relation to the language in which it was used. In giving explanation for my definition of rhetoric I failed to take into account the awareness of other cultural perceptions of things as well. In the definition of rhetoric I gave, I did speak generally about awareness of others thoughts about the subject. While that general definition can technically cover the aspect of cultural awareness in rhetoric, I myself did not think about rhetoric beyond communication in my own language.