In my opinion, I feel like what constitutes rhetoric is the things we say as well as the way we act. If we say stupid things to people all the time, we are going to try to use rhetoric to try to sound smarter than what we really are. When we want to get a good job, we need to be able to use good rhetoric so we sound smarter and more convincing so that we can get a better chance of getting hired by an employer. In our society today, rhetoric is mainly used to sound more convincing and rhetoric is usually constituted by the way people act or talk in a society.
I hear the word rhetoric all the time from the media on TV stations such as CNN, NBC, and C-SPAN. Also, I've heard the word rhetoric being used as well as talked about at some of the speakers I've seen this year at Ball State. Plus, Comm 210 teaches you how to use rhetoric properly. The reason you hear about about rhetoric all the time as well as hear rhetoric in general is because rhetoric is a big part of our society. Presidential candidates use rhetoric to try to convince us to vote for them. News stations use rhetoric to make points about specific topics and candidates. The media tries to get you to do what they want you to do through the use of rhetoric. Rhetoric can be seen all over our society, and without rhetoric, candidates wouldn't be as convincing and public speakers wouldn't sound as good. This important aspect of our culture is what makes our news and speakers effective.
Rhetoric in our society is used in both a positive and negative way. It depends on what subject or idea the person is talking about or presenting. For example, when Barack Obama was trying to convince voters to vote for him, he would use rhetoric in both a positive and negative way. He would use rhetoric to explain why McCain should not be elected president, and he would use positive rhetoric to explain why he is the perfect candidate for President of the United States. Also, on news stations such as CNN and NBC, reporters use rhetoric in both a positive and negative way, depending on the topic. If they support a Republican candidate, obviously they are gonna use rhetoric in a positive way to support that candidate and negative rhetoric against the opposing candidate so they can make their candidate look better. Overall, rhetoric is used in both a positive and negative way. It just depends on the beliefs of the person and what they are trying to persuade to their audience.
I think there is some rhetoric in my subculture. Teachers use it all the time to try to convince people to join choir. They will tell them they will enjoy choir because everyone respects each other, you meet new people, do a lot of fun activities, etc. Also, students use rhetoric all the time so they can try to persuade their friends to join choir so they can have a friend in the class. So, to answer the question, rhetoric is used in the musical choir subculture all the time to convince students to join choir as well as try to show other people why choir is so beneficial and fun to society.
I could use rhetoric to persuade my audience to respect musical choir and maybe convince some of them to join choir as a result of my research. I need to try not to exagerate too much, but I can use rhetoric to convince my audience the points I am trying to get across to them in my mini-ethnography. As for my final portfolio, I can use rhetoric to make my essays more effective and meaningful. I can use more examples as to why musical choir is beneficial to society, exaggerating some of the points a little to give it more effect and meaning. I can describe my sources more in depth, making them more effective. In other words, I can use rhetoric to make my writings more effective and meaningful as well as more persuasive when it comes to trying to persuade my audience with the points I am trying to make in my mini-ethnography.
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