week 4 blog

My understanding of the word rhetoric is not very specific or elaborate; I believe it means to speak in public, or to give a speech. The definition that I would give this word would be, to speak, or give a speech in front of an audience. I think that the way we act and the things we say is what constitutes rhetoric. When we speak to our friends and family, we speak in a manner that is not as formal or rehearsed. When something is rhetoric, it is normally directed towards an audience, which can be large or small, and I feel that most of the time the speaker is talking to the audience rather than with them. I normally do not hear the word rhetoric too often in today’s society, but when I do hear the term, it is normally involved in a topic related to speeches. For the most part, people in general do not like getting in front of an audience and giving a speech so normally when I hear the word rhetoric, it has more of a negative feel to it.