Foss, Foss and Trapp describe Rhetoric by stating, “It is an art and a discipline that facilitates our understanding of the nature and function of symbols in our lives. How we percieve what we know, what we experience, and how we act are the result of our own symbol use and that of those around us; rhetoric is that term that captures all of these proccesses.For us,rhetoric is the human use of symbols to communicate."(1).
In my previous post I mention that rhetoric to me can be anything captured in our lifes and used for an audience. Almost as if we capture a picture in our mind of a moment in our lifes, process a thought about something,and then fire an intent to respond in one or more mediums to a particular audience.
I am connected to facebook regularly.... for the most part I find this culture to be quite informative for the most part. The first thing you get greated with on Facebook is... what's on your mind?. Making it inviting for you to project your thoughts. Not only do I get to project my own for others to read but I also recieve I get updates like a virtual newstand on whats going on with my friends, family and favorite art galleries. All filtered to my own personal interests.
Maribel, can you describe more about facebook pics? How can these be rhetorical?
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