Wow rhetoric!
Who would have thought that one day I would sit here and type away how excited I am about rhetoric to you lovely people.
But seriously...
The more we talk and read about about rhetoric the more excited I get because the writing world is beginning to make more sense to me! Things I thought I always knew or at least had an idea about are so crystal clear and are bringing the picture together.
I specifically loved the understanding rhetoric reading. First, the cartoon style writing that "understanding rhetoric" is packaged in is a perfect example of what rhetoric is! Rhetoric is the way that you package a message, If you have information that you want to share with people but have a variety of different audiences, you need to present it differently depending on the crowd you are going for.
I loved the example that was used in the cartoon where the superhero had to present the message of asking for different benefits to different groups. First to those above him where he had to make his plea sound urgent but not overwhelming, then he beefed it up for his fellow part time super-heros to call them to action and get them on board to help. Finally he rallied the youth by getting them on his side and encouraging them to make a difference. It was such a seamless example of what rhetoric actually looks like instead of just explaining what it is. I learn by doing and having actual real life examples so reading this cartoon helped make the pieces of this very complex puzzle come together!
Thanks for reading!
I agree with you, Caroline.
ReplyDeleteI too am feeling less intimidated, more at ease with the processes and definitions, and generally excited to dig into projects feeling like for the first time I have a grasp of some of the tools required to do it correctly. Even-though the material was explained well, in your example "Understanding Rhetoric" , I found that the format itself was very distracting and even prevented me from re-reading it.
Until next week,
~J