History of Persuasion, writing homework help

pick one persuasive theorist from Ancients (e.g., Cicero, Plato,
Aristotle, Protagoras, Gorgias) and one modern theorist. For each,
explain how they understood persuasion and how this would have
influenced their communication behaviors. Provide specific illustrations
to support the connections you make.write a 800-1,000-word

essay

in which you do one of the following:

1. Describe the original understanding of sophistry and contrast that understanding with its common understanding today.
2. Analyze the role of rhetoric in knowledge (according to the Gorgias). How has this role changed today? Assignment should defines sophistry or rhetoric
   and adequately traces the meaning or connotation of the concept through
   different periods or history, giving examples of historical communicators known
   for their sophistry or rhetorical communication