One Last Note

Upon entering the classroom on the first day of classes, I was unsure of how this class would go. I had never had a class involving rhetorical analysis and the process behind creating an effective argument. This idea scared me a little when I first heard it as I felt that I, with more of a math mind, would probably struggle to learn new concepts involved in the writing process. As the semester wore on, however, I have learned to like the discussion of rhetoric and how it applies to various forms of public argument. As we progressed through the material early in the semester I began to realize how rhetoric affects every aspect of our lives-something I never really considered before. This idea began to intrigue me as I saw not only people who understood exactly what it meant to use ethos, pathos, and logos together for the kairos, or opportune moment, but I realized also that there are many people who just don’t seem to understand this. There are people who when trying to argue a point fail to realize that others might not come from the same situation that they are in cause a disconnect between them and their audience; even some advertisements seem to fail when it comes to creating a meaningful and memorable advertisement for certain products or companies. I have learned that realizing how to frame your argument for the situation at hand is one of the most important things behind an effective argument.

This class provided a great opportunity to discuss ideas presented in books and articles as well as granting us the opportunity to create our very own public arguments. I’ve enjoyed these discussions mostly because of the different perspectives people had on the various topics. Also, I have to admit that when I first heard that we would be blogging as part of our grade I was slightly worried just because I had never really done it before. From this experience I have found that I didn’t mind writing these blogs and for some of them even enjoyed doing so. All in all, I feel that this class has taught me a lot and I look forward to taking that knowledge and using it in the future. So with that I would like to thank everyone in the class and Christine for making it such an enjoyable one. Good luck to everyone in the future!