Rhetorical Situations

          A "Rhetorical Situation" is something that in my mind, is trying to convey something through what I believe could be subliminal messaging. If you say something that someone already knows the answer to, then they will understand what you are talking about and might also possibly pick up other messages you intended to point out in your conversation. Whether the point you are trying to get across is right in their face or more subtle, that is up to the one who is speaking. But whether or not the person receiving the message understands is, well that’s just up to them.

          As for the article itself, well it could have been a little more interesting. Needless to say it was very informative. My old understanding of rhetorical situations was ones just of sarcasm or someone trying to be a jerk. But now I understand that they are used all over the place in readings and other pieces of literature. The read was very dull. It took me a while to get motivated for it, and then once I was, I quickly became bored with it and tossed it to the side to finish later. Like I said, it is full of useful information; it’s just extremely flat and boring.