Tisias (5th Century BC, fl. circa 467 BC), along with Corax of Syracuse, was one of the founders of Greek rhetoric, or sophism. Tisias was reputed to have been the pupil of the lawyer Corax, who agreed to teach Tisias under the condition that he would give him payment for schooling if he won his first case. If on the otherhand, he did not win his first case he would not have to pay the fee because the instruction was useless. Corax (Korax), along with Tisias, was one of the founders of Greek rhetoric. ... Rhetoric (from Greek , rhêtôr, orator, teacher) is the art or technique of persuasion through the use of oral language. ... Sophism (gr. ...

Tisias is said to have developed legal rhetoric upon the foundations laid by Corax's pioneering work in the field of philosophical argument. He is also believed to have been the teacher of Isocrates. Isocrates (436–338 BC), Greek rhetorician. ...

It has sometimes been asserted that Tisias and Corax are merely legendary personages. Other scholars contend that Corax and Tisias were the same person.

All we know of the work of Tisias is from references made by later writers, such as Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation). ... Aristotle (Greek: AristotélÄ“s) (384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ... Cicero at about age 60, from an ancient marble bust Marcus Tullius Cicero (IPA: ; Classical pronunciation:  ; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was an orator, statesman, political theorist, lawyer and philosopher of Ancient Rome. ...

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