QQC #1

"Although, as scholar of classical rhetoric Edward Schiappa explains, some evidence points to Plato's having coined the term rhetoric, Plato has become known as rhetoric's implacable foe, largely responsible for its unsavory reputation in the Western tradition." The idea that Plato is so against rhetoric stems a lot from Gorgias, in which Socrates says that rhetoric is only benefical when it's used to bring punishment against you or somebody you love, since correction of the soul is the greatest good, otherwise it's evil and manipulative. How much do you agree with that, if at all?