RHETORIC

Rhetoric is communication through writing.  This class covers communication through many forms of writing.  We are used to communicating our thoughts on paper about a novel we had to read for our French Literature class or analyzing cultures and their social inequalities.  Yes we may use these things down the road, but I truly do not want to. 

The rhetoric we are learning in professional writing is something that can be used every day.  There is a manual in the desk drawer next to me that tells me how to turn this computer on and off.  There is a tab on this blog that tells me how to change the appearance of my template or how to spellcheck.

If I wanted to I could go online and find a graphic or set of instructions that could tell me how to tie my untied shoes and then show me the proper steps of walking with good posture.  Rhetoric is everywhere.

Many of have poor rhetoric and cannot get our points across.  I think the problem here is too many people dwell on the idea of communicating with others and worry what the reader may think.  If you take the simple steps that are simply described in our readings your rhetoric through the course of the semester should be strengthened allowing you the confidence to write and construct whatever it is you are trying to get across in a more successful fashion.