GEOL 2081 Chapter : Polymorphs
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An introduction to rhetoric: problematizing the term rhetoric , rhetoric encompasses all verbal pursuits (wayne booth, richard mckeon: rhetoric is a universal and architectonic art . Architectonic means that it is a master discipline. You can"t do architecture, philosophy, parenting, working at your job, etc. without rhetoric. All things include symbol systems where symbols are used strategically. It is the basis for everything that humans do as humans. When you see rhetoric, it creates interest and suspicion. Our natural instinct is to be skeptical when we are being persuaded. Humans feel threatened from words, which makes us different from all other species. Persuasion works best when it doesn"t call attention to itself. There are possibilities of rhetoric that aren"t persuasion. For example, you communicate with people through what you"re wearing. Definition of rhetoric & other related terms: herrick expands rhetoric. Herrick expanded the definition of rhetoric to achieve clarity.
