1. "Rhetoric is the human use of symbols to communicate." (Foss, Trapp, & Foss, 2001) To me rhetoric is simply the proclamation of ones beliefs whether it be over religion, politics, fashion, or just life in general. I think everyone has their own belief system I believe we all communicate it to each other in different ways whether it be through the written word, the way we dress, television, music, or anything else you can think of. I think another way to describe our rhetoric would be our world view I do not believe rhetoric to be meaningless because I think it meant something to the person or persons that felt it was important enough that it should be shared with the world through what ever form of communication they thought to be appropriate at the time. So if it means something to one person chances are it may be meaningful to someone else as well so it must have some value even if you just find it to be entertaining! Do I participate in digital cultures? Of Course I think it is very difficult not to in the area of the world we live in. I participate in T.V. viewing I am a reality t.v. junkie, I am a facebooker, I also enjoy checking out You Tube, I love texting (so I do not have to hear peoples voice and they tend to be strait to the point when they have to type out all the words!), I like taking pictures and looking at other peoples, and I definitely enjoy using the Internet, I am also trying to get all my text books as e-books on a kindle so I do not have to carry all of them around. So yes, I am multi-digitally cultured! This is rhetorical because what does it really mean?
2.(Hungrybear9562, 2010)
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