I was thinking about
the beginning of the semester when I was trying to grasp the concept of
rhetoric, in all its forms. I thought I was never going to actually get it,
because it is a rather difficult concept to fully understand. After several
readings and lectures, it finally made sense, but it opened my eyes things I
was happy to not realize. You know the saying “ignorance is bliss”? Well, I
believe it is true. I feel like everything I read, see, or even speak is a form
a rhetoric seeking some kind of discourse or persuasion. I didn’t use to see things this way. I guess
it would be pointless to not be either agreeable or rhetorical, though. It is just that, now, I believe there is a
hidden message in everything. Ulterior motives create a sense of skepticism in
the actual truth in whatever message I am exposed to.
Right
after I started to understand what rhetoric is, the election campaigning starts
flooding in our media outlets. This made
me see that I couldn’t trust what any of the politicians were saying, because I
knew it was just for votes. Sure, they might care about what they are talking
about, but the main reason for talking about these things was to gain support
from the majority. It is unfortunate that we can’t receive messages with out
bias. The main angle many politicians went this year was bashing the opponent.
This is such a terrible way to gain support. I hope, in the future, I can see politicians
run truthfully with the goal to improve our country, not win popular vote.
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