Classical Greek Rhetorics

Since I haven't received my other book I will comment on the first chapter of Rhetoric in the European Tradition. I was struck most by how seriously all of these schools were not only taken but criticized then reformed. I also saw a connection in thought between Aristotelian ideals and the foundations of our legal system. Unfortunately, it also occurred to me just how far away from these ideals within the judicial system. I am thinking more along the lines of the practice of rhetoric as far as lawyers are concerned. Basically, the idea is that lawyers use their support (evidence) to persuade a jury of a person's innocence or guilt. However, today's lawyers practice rhetoric in respect to cases in a more Gorgianic way where a win is more important than truth or reason.