Rhetoric in the broad sense, however, proceeding form the break-through of linguistic ontology and expressing techniques, attempts to root the rhetoric theories in a broader field involving social and humane studies, psychology, or even natural beings.

• 广义修辞学以突破语言学本位观念、走出技巧论为出发点，力图把修辞学理论扎根在更为广泛的社会人文、心理思维、乃至自然存在的基础上。