This comes to my rhetoric point that really
doesn’t have a technical term, I call it passion. Do you believe in what you
are talking about? Passion is hard to measure, but I truly believe that the
more passion a person has the more effective their rhetorical analysis is. It
is hard to have passion about an assigned speech topic, but in real life if you
are arguing about something you are doing so because you have an emotional tie
to it, passion. Passion is a key ingredient in effective rhetoric, especially
persuasive rhetoric. Nothing feels better after giving a speech than being told
by someone listening, “Wow you are so passionate about that”. Though it is hard
to measure people can tell when someone is passionate about what they are
talking about, as an audience you can feel the love someone has through their
words. When you talk about something you do not believe in, you can have all
the great elements of a speech, but still not get through to the audience.
Ultimately your words need to go past words and into feelings in order to
connect with the audience.
This is very true. No one is going to be effective in defending their rhetoric if they don't even believe in it. That part is very true, but I don't really believe that religion can be treated in such a manner. Organized religion is one thing, granted I believe that it has become commercialized, but personal religion is very important to me. Although it may seem different and stupid to you, it may be important to that person. Maybe that person just wants to give up a luxury that they have in their life so as to follow their beliefs, and not just to lose weight. It is important to respect other's decisions even if they really are stupid.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the fact that passion is so important. It makes a huge difference in any situation, but especially in a rhetorical situation. There really is nothing like listening to someone talk about something that they are passionate about or watching someone do something that they are passionate about.
ReplyDeletePhilip, I totally agree. To some lent is very important and they do it for the right reasons. I was only referring to those who do it because it has become, as you said, "commercialized". Kara I totally agree, even if I don't agree with someone, it is fun and enjoying to watch someone who is passionate speak.
ReplyDelete