What do I believe the definition of acting, and thinking
rhetorically is? What I've learned, and learned to believe is that acting
rhetorically is the power to convey an effective voice when stating something
like a report, debate, or article. While thinking rhetorically is the act of
listening to others, trying to understand their ideas, and processing that into
bettering one’s own stance on the idea. It is the ability to try to truly
research further into a topic, so that you are well informed of what it
actually is, and then try to understand why others in the audience have different
perspectives on that topic then form your own arguments based on the
information you've obtained. Speaking of audience, another piece of acting rhetorically
is knowing who you’re presenting to, and how you want them to react to the
knowledge you've researched. For example let’s say you were in an interview with the president of a major corporation compared to sharing a new epic story book
to a classroom. When trying to present yourself to the corporation one would
persuade them by sharing their experiences in a serious, but informative tone.
In this case you would want the corporation to believe that you’re a well-mannered,
driven, and desirable man (or woman) for the job! With the story book a person
would again be informative, but express some enthusiasm on why the story is an
epic read for the class. In this scenario you would want the audience to feel
awed, entertained, and interested to read the book themselves.
It's through
knowing our audience, understanding our topic, letting our imaginations
manifest, and using the right tone that makes ones words powerful whether they're biased, or unbiased. It is through
rhetorically thinking, and acting that captures readers, listeners, journalists, bosses, professors, or even an individuals family. Then creating their own opinion
from the facts they've gathered from you, and stating why that is to the audience they want come across to next.
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