...a position argument for an academic audience is that the most convincing format is a combination of facts and persuasion. One has to have factual evidence to support whatever claims are made, but rhetoric is also required to convey those claims to the audience in such a way that they are credible and convincing. As noted by Ulman (2005) Plato stated that rhetoric itself was neither good nor bad, a neutral tool which could be used by either ethical or unethical individuals in order to persuade their audience. He also pointed out, however, that if one did not have rhetorical ability then all the facts in the world would not be sufficient to sway the audience. In Phaedrus, Dame Rhetoric states without me even the man who is thoroughly familiar with the facts will be not a bit nearer to the art of persuasion (Plato, cited Ulman, 2005, PG).
One therefore has to first research one’s topic with care, so that...