Her mother country's educational and intellectual model was Greece，where rhetoric was part of a formal teaching。In ancient Greece，Aristotle called it“the art of finding the available means of persuasion。”And there were three persuasive audience appeals：
Logos：The position or the experience of a speaker using data，math，statistics。
Ethos：The reputation，character and credibility of a speaker。
Pathos：The use of emotional appeals like using metaphors and storytelling。
Based on Greek philosophy，eloquent speaking was a skill with very high value also in the Egyptian society。Knowing when not to speak，“to find a balance between eloquence and wise silence”，was as essential as rhetorical knowledge。A skilled speech should support，not question，society。An approach familiar in China where the centuries between 700 and 200 BC the“Hundred Schools of Thought”led to significant intellectual and cultural developments。During this era major philosophies like Confucianism，Mohism，Legalism，and Taoism，arose。The most famous Chinese philosopher Confucius emphasized the use of eloquence in speaking。