Dialectic is a method of argument that has been central to both Western and Eastern philosophy since ancient times. It involves a dialogue between two or more people holding differing views who wish to pursue truth by seeking agreement rather than proving each other wrong. Different forms have emerged in different cultures and eras, including Socratic, Hindu, Buddhist, Medieval, Hegelian, Marxist, and Talmudic dialectic. Rhetoric is the art of using language to communicate effectively and persuasively through appeals to logic, emotion, and credibility. It was historically a central part of Western education and involves five canons: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. Contemporary rhetoric studies human discourse in many domains beyond just politics