Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Rhetoric
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Thank You For Arguing
Now that the semester is finally coming to an end, I wanted to do book summary and review. Throughout the whole book Jay Heinrichs walks yo...
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In chapter 6 of Thank you For Arguing , Jay Heinrichs explains how to get an audience to listen to you and keep their attention. He mentio... -
Now that the semester is finally coming to an end, I wanted to do book summary and review. Throughout the whole book Jay Heinrichs walks yo...
I find it interesting how you mentioned rhetoric can be used for persuasion to make someone do something bad. That is true, but you can also use it to make them do something good or help someone to see your side of the story. It is not always good or bad. I agree with your statement that people use rhetoric everyday. Once you know what rhetoric is, you start to notice it more often.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your blog post! I thought picking the broad topic of rhetoric was great for our blog. I think your definition of rhetoric was spot on and easy for someone to understand if they had no idea what rhetoric is. If I were you, I would've provided examples of rhetoric in use everyday like you explained in your post.
ReplyDeleteThat's the beauty of language.. if someone is able to come across as well-spoken and articulate, then he or she can persuade others to do nearly anything. It's the whole "pen is mightier than the sword" idea. If a person knows the craft and can use it to their advantage, then he or she holds a great deal of power. After all, think about the horrors of the Holocaust and on the other end of the spectrum the greatness of the Civil Rights movement- both have absolutely nothing in common except for the fact that each one of those moments in history was led by someone (Hitler and MLK Jr) who knew how to 'hypnotize' the audience with the power of rhetoric.
ReplyDeleteRhetoric can be used for both good and bad and I like how you mentioned that in your post. I feel like rhetoric can either be this amazing thing that is used for good or used to cause harm. I imagine it as a superpower and the person with this power can either be a superhero or a supervillain.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I love Spongebob so I'm glad you included him in this post! When Spongebob does this motion in the show, he uses the word imagination, which is exactly what rhetoric takes; of course it involves careful forms, like ethos, logos and pathos, but it also takes a great imagination in order to give your audience something they have never seen before and make them remember your presentation. Spongebob probably doesn't understand the connection between the two, and he most likely doesn't realize rhetoric can be explained through his personality, but it can, and once you acknowledge these things, your rhetorical capabilities will change for the better!
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