Three Reasons You Should Care About Rhetoric

 We all know time and time again in this class the concept of rhetoric is brought up. We have written multiple essays over this concept and have watched/seen multiple examples of it. Although, you may think this is some dumb thing we have to learn in class, it actually can be used in everyday life. 

The first reason is you can never escape rhetoric. Rhetoric is around us everyday, whether we like it or not. This includes the media trying to convince you of something, a politician trying to get you to vote for them, a salesperson trying to sell you there items, etc. Someone is likely trying to persuade you of something all the time. It is important to truly learn about this concept so you know how to defend against it, to help form your own opinions. 

                                              

The second reason is that just learning simple rhetoric can make you a better person. One of the most known rules about rhetoric is to always know your audience. This can come in handy throughout multiple occasions in your lifetime. You learn how to read people and how to appeal to them. This is a good skill to have in just a social aspect but especially at important events or job interviews. This is something, in my opinion, everyone should learn. 

The third and final reason is you will honestly become more of a powerful person. The use of rhetoric is actually a very powerful weapon. Knowing how to persuade people will make such a huge difference for your life, in you favor. Think about it, every celebrity basically has used rhetoric to make it to the top. It is something that can get you very far in life.