Response to Sara Ross' Rhetoric Post

Sara provides great examples of rhetoric in action. Rhetoric or persuasion, is a powerful tool that we use to get people to do what we want them to do. We are constantly exposed to rhetoric every day, whether we persuade others or whether we act because of the persuasion of others. Whether watching the early morning news, listening to the radio while commuting to school, sitting in class listening to our professor lecture or having a casual communication with a friend or family member, we are exposed to one or more forms of rhetoric. The innate ability of using rhetoric to persuade others can have positive or negative results. One negative consequence of rhetoric is the terror threat around the world today. Terrorists groups use ethos, pathos, and logos as a tool to recruit members into their organization, to train them and to persuade them to support their destructive cause.