As I was reading other people’s definitions on what
they believed rhetoric thinking, and acting is I realized we all had a similar
idea of what it encompassed. However I came across ideas I neglected to use in
my own definition. Upon reading another’s definition I discovered that they described
using rhetoric is somewhat on an ‘art style’ in communicating in a thought out
perspective with others. Never once did I even think of describing this type of
writing as an art, but when I think about it, it does hold a sense of beauty in
words for the audience a person is trying to reach out to. Among other things I
didn’t mention clearly that one needs to know what the genre is, what context
is necessary, the purpose of it, and what medium or design is sufficient. In
this way it corresponds to what I’ve already said about knowing ones audience,
and then listening or learning what the view point of that audience has on that
given subject. Then after by understanding the opposing sides you could mold
your own effective answer to communicate, and possibly winning over those sides
with your arguments.
In
the end I realized if I had a bit more time trying to figure out rhetorical
thinking, and acting I would have provided more detail on my own definition,
but nevertheless I learned a great deal through others perspective. In a way of
its own it was rhetorical thinking by viewing others ideas on what it meant
compared to my own!
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