Readings- Week #2

Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking):

I thought this reading was really interesting and very much kept me involved! I really enjoyed how Janet Boyd was able to tie a long a murder case to her main point; rhetorical skills. It was very interesting to me that she was able to come up with this exercise to test our rhetorical skills that we already posses. I honestly did not think I would be that great at being a rhetorical writer in this type of genre, but Boyd was able to put my skills to the ultimate test. It was compelling to me that she gave us a scenario of a murder with only 5 simple facts that we could use. With these facts, we were supposed to write up the case being different personas such as being the detective, coroner, eulogist, and even the lawyer. This allowed me to dive into rhetoric from all different situations and it guided me to understand that I can be quite effective if I put my mind into it through even jargons and the right tone.

Writing Identities:

This reading was very compelling to me. It discussed how rhetoric is about representing a character that their readers can trust in any given situation. It dives into how we can play certain social roles when writing and how we put on that identity in a professional manner. I started thinking of my own rhetorical situations and how I can play those certain identities in my writing. Recently I applied for an internship and for the body of the email I had to prove myself in a strong appealing way. I got help from my career counselor and she helped me write a very effective and professional email, which lead me to get their attention and asked me to interview with them this week! Very exciting!