What Rhetoric Writing Means to Me

Good rhetoric writing in my mind, is as the name implies. Rhetorical questions are statements that have an answer implied. Rhetorical writing is writing that leaves no question to be asked. Good rhetorical writing means that the author has spent enough time articulating their point across to the audience through research and persona, that it is hard to argue with what they have to say. One may find alternative facts and figures for say, a research paper, but the underlying foundation of what they have written down is so well thought out that it is able to hold its own in an argument. A good rhetorical author takes into account its audience as the number one priority, and trailers to their every need to illustrate their (the author’s) point. In other context, thinking and writing rhetorically means learning as much as you can by listening to others, doing independent research and developing an understanding rather than an opinion. Opinions on topics are somewhat limiting to what you can learn on a given topic. Going into a writing piece with an already strong opinion, you might seemingly block out other valid points or facts that go against what you believe, this is what rhetoric writing and thinking try to avoid. The last step of the rhetorical process is “putting in your own oar”