During our reading Losh discusses how the word rhetoric has a sort of negative connotation associated with it. Whenever I heard the word rhetoric I thought of it the same way the book describes it in a negative manner used to create a tense feeling. When actually according to the book it states how rhetoric came about and how it was used to open up conversations and not to close them down. I understand now that rhetoric isn't just how we speak but all the elements and key factors that go into to how we talk. It includes how we think combined with the situation that we are placed into. Before reading this I just used the word rhetoric with my limited knowledge of the actual meaning behind it. There are many conflicting ideas about how the rhetoric is used for example it states that Plato thought rhetoric was used to disguise flaws and prevent us from self improvement. Another philosopher names Aristotle believe that rhetoric could "put across a broad range of ideas" (Losh 43). He also discussed that in order to effectively communicate you must possess the three concepts ethos logos and pathos. All of these tools I hope will strengthen my writing techniques.
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