My use of Paul’s metaphor of seasoned speech should not be taken to mean that I think rhetoric’s scope ought to be limited to matters of presentation (as Plato, Ramus, and even Augustine suggested). Practicing rhetoric is not simply about flavoring the truth with a dash of eloquence; it involves the discovery, invention, analysis, interpretation, construction, recollection, arrangement, and presentation of information, knowledge, and wisdom. And rhetorical activity is also not merely about appearances. It can be profoundly true.
