Zack (insomniac_zack) wrote, @ 2003-10-26 21:38:00

Rhetoric
I have to be completely honest when I say that i never truly knew what rhetoric was until this reading. I knew it had to deal kinda with point of view and that stuff but I really didnt know and i didnt specifically feel like asking when my teachers refered to it. Now i realize that rhetoric refers to the ethos and pathos and logos of a statement. I did know these terms due to a absolutely awesome high school english teacher who organized the class in much the way my current english class is organized, which I like very much. I think that rhetoric shows us that the way that a person uses language needs to be modified according to their audience. A person needs to first be able to impress the audience they are trying to reach, so the audience listens to them. This is Ethos. Pathos refers to the emotion that you use towards your audience so what you are trying to convey to them is taken to heart. The logos is the factual evidence that is used to prove that your issue is important and useful to the audience that is being addressed. When all these aspects are combined a persons rhetoric is doing pretty well and they shouldnt have a problem reaching their target audience and being taken serious. That is the point of correct rhetoric I think-- to have your words be taken seriously by others.

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