From Kennedy’s introduction I can perceive an emphasis on evidence in Aristotelian rhetoric. I guess this shows one of the western rhetorical traditions and such tradition comes from abundant oratory practices in ancient Greece. By comparison, in ancient China there were less such oratory practices. I ASSUME due to such social differences, traditional Chinese rhetoric was heading towards a quite different direction, and even went to such extremes as to look inward for philosophical introspection rather than outward for knowledge.