We went over the syllabus in class this week. Which included the main guidelines and expectations for the semester. One of the primary points the professor made was about my grades for the semester. As in the semester previous, there was grace towards slightly late grades. Similar to a “set of training wheels” as she would say. This semester late assignments won’t count, unless something serious arises and I let her know via email, before the assignment due date. Then, she discussed the plan for this semester and introduced the theme, rhetoric, and arguments. Furthermore, where and how rhetoric takes place in my daily life.
With that said, this past week I experienced both rhetoric and arguments. When I was driving to school on Monday, this lady merged into my lane without using her blinker or taking the time to check her surroundings. I know I didn’t hit her but when I stopped at the red light she got out of her car and came to my car saying I hit her. Well, the light had turned green and I told her to meet me in the Kroger parking lot. When we had parked at Kroger she continued to back her original claim. I disagreed and used logos, saying that if I hit her then why is there no damage to my small car while she was driving a big suburban. I used rhetoric to back my argument and I won the argument, then drove to school. Now I’m aware of the many cases of rhetoric in my daily life.
The image above is using rhetoric through pathos, which ties into your emotions. The image portrays how your body will look if you don’t use Lucky Cigarettes over the other brands. This is a strong use of pathos as people would rather be seen as the healthier-looking woman over the unhealthy one.
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