I ' d like to understand rhetoric deeply so I can identify and utilise it better in both arguing and in my writing . Lately I ' ve felt that I suck at arguing and it ' s not necessarily the logic or reasoning but perhaps the whole process . When you ' re arguing with someone , the process is like a bunch of twists and turns and you might end up in a totally different place than initially . This confuses and frustrates me . Same when I read someone else ' s writing pieces I just feel so gullible . I think identifying the rhetoric writers use will help me wade through all the mud . This process I feel is also evident in my writing , whenever I write a piece I don ' t think it ' s convincing enough for the reader to understand my thesis . Perhaps it ' s lacking in structure . This year ' s election has only further brought to light of my inability , especially with Trump winning . I ' ve heard that Aristotle is a good introduction to the field . I ' m also reading a few other books alongside like Machiavelli ' s The Prince , Plato ' s The Republic and AlGhazali .