Defining Rhetoric

I define rhetoric as a way of communicating that requires researching and listening before coming to a decision.  Acting rhetorically are actions that are achieved by using the rhetoric methods of communicating.  There are multiple ways of communicating rhetorically but the methods that I will mainly be discussing here are writing papers and speaking verbally.

When writing rhetorically it is key that you research your topic first. You need to understand what you are writing about in order to have credibility. Similarly, you can’t just jump into a conversation. You must listen to the other participants to learn about the topic and to form a standpoint. Remember to always be open and understanding towards other people’s point of view.

When both writing and speaking rhetorically, you have to consider your situation. When doing so, you will be asking yourself about things such as your genre, tone, audience, purpose, stance, context and medium.  When you keep the things mentioned above in mind, great deeds can be accomplished.  For example: the 2011protest at Cairo’s Tahrir Square that led to President Hosni Mubarak to step down. No one can do such things alone. But when a group of rhetorically thinking and acting people get together, the world can be changed.

 

 

 

 

Lunsford, Andrea A., Lisa Ede, Beverly Moss, Carole Clark Papper, and Keith Walters.

Everyone's an Author. New York: W.W. Norton, 2012. Print.