With an object as ordinary as a swinging pocket watch, some individuals have the power to gain control of another person's mind by lulling them into a meditative state. ... Aristotle especially emphasizes this when the offense is involved in the affairs of others. ... Aristotle agrees with Plato's views as he restates "it is quite wrong to persuade men to evil," or even untruth (69). ... Rhetoric has an extremely powerful potential in the field of persuasion that both Plato and Aristotle recognized. ... As Michel Foucault explains, "[words have become] linguistic cons...

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