Plato defined rhetoric saying, "Rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion." Aristotle's Rhetoric is largely a counterargument against this definition.

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Aristotle's definition of rhetoric builds upon Plato's ideas rather than serving as a counterargument. Aristotle defined rhetoric as "the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion," which is actually a refinement and expansion of rhetorical study rather than a direct opposition to Plato's views on rhetoric.

Plato Defined Rhetoric Saying, "Rhetoric Is the Faculty of Observing