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Rhetoric can be found almost everywhere in life, and is an important part of people’s interactions with each other. Specifically rhetoric has value in career settings and being able to make a sound argument can be especially important when dealing with employers and clients. Building a relationship with a boss is especially important, which Jay Heinrichs discusses in his book, Thank You for Arguing. Heinrichs recalls a job interview, and how one othe the

The book is divided into five sections, each one being subdivided into different strategies on how to use rhetoric to your advantage, in any given situation.

The first chapter introduced the reader to the art of rhetoric. He describes how rhetoric works through real life examples. He demonstrates ways that rhetoric persuades us like, argument from strength, and seduction. He tells the reader that the sole purpose of arguing is to persuade the audience. He showed that the chief purpose of arguing is to also achieve consensus, a shared faith in a choice.

The revolutionary world has depended on education since the beginning of time. Education, as a key to all the developmental and advancing changes in the world, has as well taken a different dimension. Sir K. Robinson gave the speech in Youtube video updated on October 14th, 2010 in which RSAnimate video “Changing Paradigm”. Throughout his speech, he showed the world that to remain stable and sustainable, people must get the right education that will allow them to make the right decisions concerning the primary elements in the global settings. In his connection to his audience, he had given clear evidence of changing paradigms concerning the issues of education.

There is a great importance in the use of rhetoric. Rhetoric is the ability to write, or speak, persuasively with the usage of figurative language, and the goal of this is to change the way someone views something. Rhetoric is often used to persuade an audience by the usage of three different methods; these methods are known as ethos, logos, and pathos. Ethos is based off of credibility, which is based off of the speaker. Logos is based off of the use of reasoning and logic. Pathos is the usage of the audience’s emotions and feelings. By using these methods, the audience is more likely to agree with the speaker. Rhetoric is important because it changes people’s opinions and outlook on things. This is important due to the fact the use of rhetoric appears in our everyday

‘A text of timeless appeal is marked by effective construction of rhetoric to support its main ideas.’

Rhetorical knowledge was established in course lecture as a tool with useful consequences in establishing credibility with my audience. The application of rhetorical knowledge to writing requires some skill. Coincidentally, this skill was developed through specific developmental lectures that identified what rhetoric is, and how it can be divided into useful modules. Thereby, these modules can be individually applied to establish a foundation of credibility with an audience. Credibility, was identified to have a foundation in a variety of specialized skills that are based on common standards. One such common standard was identified and labored on extensively, ensuring grammar is effective and accurate was identified as the key. Consequently, the accurate use of grammar affords the audience an opportunity to be eloquently held captive by the effective flow of sentence and paragraph transitions.

John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech is certainly one to remember. It’s memorable not for its length, but for the effective content that it beholds. He entices readers by the use of strong rhetoric techniques. His inaugural analyzes style of writing, such as diction, tropes, schemes, and syntax, and applies the concept of it effectively throughout the speech. A reader performs rhetorical analysis to examine how authors attempt to persuade their audiences by looking at the various components that make up the art of persuasion. Moreover, it is most essential to be able to understand the relationship among the speaker, subject, and audience, which President Kennedy adequately exploits in his speech.

We as humans learn to communicate with each other through many various forms of text: books, newspapers, advertisements, comics, public service announcements, social media, text messages, and the list goes on. Not only do the spaces that are created today allow our voices to be heard, but also these writing spaces provide different styles of rhetoric to be produced. The concept of rhetoric stems from the appeals of ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos, each with unique writing aspect that help convey an idea. Ethos, for example, focuses on author credibility. Pathos, on the other hand, deals with emotions and how the text/speech is able to affect the reader. Next, logos is the logistical standpoint or argument. Finally, Kairos is the idea that there is an appropriate time to do and say an idea. These four appeals are used in different ways depending on certain writing styles.

Bitzer gives 7 conditions to determine if a rhetorical situation exists. Based upon Bitzer’s seven fold criteria model, Paul’s letter can be classified as a rhetorical situation. It also can be classified as a rhetorical situation because it contains an exigence, and audience and constraints, the constituents of a rhetorical situation. Paul crafts this letter in response to his situation and uses rhetoric to persuade his audience to a certain course of action.

Rhetoric gives you an avenue to tell a story from your perspective in a way that connects with the intended audience without having to be one hundred percent substantiated. This writing style is evident in almost everything we read from billboards to Internet ads and even political speeches.

Rhetorical language is used to persuade and appeal specific audiences. War is an inevitable part of history. Ishmael Beah was in Sierra Leone's war and he talks about it in his memoir A Long Way Gone. Marjane Satrapi lived through Iran’s 1980 cultural revolution and her experiences in her graphic novel Persepolis. These two authors use rhetorical language to communicate the characteristics of revolution.

Abraham Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address” and Emily Dickinson’s “Success is Counted Sweet,” are two inspirational pieces of art that fall under two different types of discourses. The “Second Inaugural Address,” is a great example and definition of what Rhetoric is. It encompasses all four resources of languages- argument, appeal, arrangement, and artistic devices. “Success is Counted Sweet,” doesn’t cover the four resources of language that apply to rhetoric; therefore, it is categorized as a poem.

Rhetoric is a course in which students are taught the values of persuasion. And yet, behind this course is the utmost power to corrupt the world, changing it into a world of our own policies. This power, even though seldom discussed, has lead to many intriguing discoveries. One such discovery is how people are able to shape the world they live in simply by choosing the right words. Therefore those who would want the world to be a better place must protect this power. If in the wrong hands this power could cause serious damage. Several authors have striven to protect rhetoric and its power. Few agree on the matter of defining rhetoric, but they know that they must protect rhetoric from dark souls. A single definition of rhetoric must maintain a simplistic nature while incorporating every aspect of rhetoric. However, I argue that rhetoric is a means of persuading audiences of a situation and a particular reality through language and personal appeal. In order to prove this definition I will discuss how rhetoric creates a situation, the shaping of a different reality, the audience, the use of language, and the personal appeal. Finally, I will demonstrate the absolute need for rhetoric.

Rhetorical phrases can be used in an infinite amount of ways. Of these ways, many are ineffective, while others are on the opposite end of the spectrum. Additionally, only a select few were able to catch those effective usages, and of these people are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, and Robert F. Kennedy. In many of their passages, these outstanding speakers and writers use many valuable phrases to help convey their points to the audience.