Rhetoric of Rhetoric and Civic Life

Hey guys as the semester comes to a close so too does my blog. This is officially the last blog post that I have to write and I have decided to write it on the wonders of taking rhetoric and civic Life.  This class has opened my eyes to all the aspects of rhetoric that there is, and it has taught me how to better my writing and how to make my speeches more efficient. It explained what the main points people looked for   are, and how they best learn, so why is it that we trust this class so much, what makes it so trustworthy?

Ethos:  The first thing Ben Henderson did when we finally settled down for class was introducing himself. He basically gave us his whole life story, told us his qualifications, his likes and dislikes and what he does in his spare time. He did this at the start, and has continued to do so over the past 15 weeks. He has supplied us with countless random facts, some about rhetoric and some not.  This has allowed me to come to the conclusion that he is Einstein and knows the answer to any question we ask him. His knowledge about the rhetoric of human interaction is what allows us to trust him and what he teaches us. We trust him enough that we have taken his knowledge and passed it on, so that others and learn all the interesting things that we have learned in his class.

So that’s it in a nutshell. The reason that rhetoric and civic life is so successful and that we take so much from it is because of our teacher. Every day in class he has us answer a random question, just to make sure we are there. He takes these answers, he listens, and he responds to them. He remembers them and he answers them himself. If he did not make this connection with us and teach the way he does, then I know without a doubt, that the class would just be another of the one we have to struggle to go to. That we resent, and moan about what we have to do in it. Instead, Rhetoric and Civic Life, is a class that we actually learn and discuss what we learn and apply it, instead of letting our knowledge stagnate.

Well……Its been Fun J