a.) Foss defines rhetoric as “an art and a discipline that facilitates our understanding of the nature and function of symbols in our lives. How we perceive, what we know, what we experience, and how we act are the results of our own symbol use and that of those around us; rhetoric is a term that captures all of these processes. Rhetoric is the human use of symbols to communicate”(Foss 1). Foss’s definition of rhetoric to me means that it is an understanding of everything that has to do with communication. It is how one recognizes communication. An example of rhetoric can be used in this blog I am writing. It is what makes this writing interesting or boring. It is how you write or get your point across.
b.) “Rhetoric is the art of conveying a point in a convincing, eloquent, and effective way. Rhetoric is what makes some writing beautiful and other writing bland”(Flemming 1).
“Rhetoric is generally understood to be the art or technique of persuasion through the use of oral, visual, or written language. However, this definition has expanded greatly since rhetoric emerged as a field of study in universities”(www.wikipedia.org).
Works Cited
Flemming, Grace. “What is Rhetoric?” 8 Jan 2008
<http://homeworktips.about.com/od/englishhomework/qt/rhetoric.htm>
Foss, Sonja, et al. Contemporary Perspectives on Rhetoric
www.wikipedia.org. Rhetoric. 8 Jan 2008.
1 comment:
Alright, so are you saying there is no interpretation involved with rhetoric? No way. What about audience and rhetoric?
You have got to make that first part longer or else full credit will not be coming in the future.
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