This is something I will need to remember. This is a very good tip.

This is seen in a lot of today's politics. One side will make it feel like a sin or crime to be on the other.

What does this mean?; must look into it.

I think it'd be so much more awesome and easy for people to write if they could be themselves a lot more in their writing, rather than be tied down by something like genre constraints.

I love how the guy engages with the audience. It's almost like a podcast, with his inflection and how natural it sounds for him, but it's to a direct audience that he can get immediate reactions from.

I think that if we were allowed to think of things in a humorous, and dare I say simplified manner, we might be able to form ideas that we can come back to in a serious mood. Seriousness is so limiting, I think, because comedy is easier to understand from the start.

I don't think those writings for standardized tests and class assignments ever really helped. It felt like we were robots writing about and for the same things.

Hopefully this boosts everyone's confidence like it did for me.

Turnitin was so annoying and so limiting, and it wasn't fair to get knocked points if you and another student(s) had similar citations/sources or titles or whatever; after a certain percentage of "plagiarism" were deducted points on assignments.

I think this is a good and beneficial idea, but how willing will schools be to overhaul the curricula and how soon could it happen?

I never really thought of a lot of students not transferring what they learned in previous years. It really puts all of that time in perspective and makes me wonder how students like myself could've improved throughout high school.

I definitely appreciate this tip; I am not usually one to keep notes like this but it would be smart of me to start trying.

This is not something I initially understood as research

This is similar to the ways that real media outlets try to attract readers, with attention-grabbing headlines

The more we read about rhetoric and genre, the more I am surprised at how much of it connects to real life without us knowing it.

So I can assume that in simpler terms, a genre also works as a framework or outline from which to build upon

I like the way she directly addresses her intended audience.

This is what makes country songs so repetitive, which is why I am not a fan. Certain genres, like crime and romance, also hold a repetitive theme to them.

Putting genre into the context of a physical place makes it easier for me to understand as a recurring situation. It seems like a physical writing differs from music though, or at least it is easier to classify most bands' genres.

Breaking this down definitely helps. I never though of genre as anything more than something like nonfiction, historical fiction, etc.

I think silence is a good way for readers/listeners to take.a breather and fully digest and reflect upon what they have already heard. Silence is like hitting the pause button.

Music is great for creating suspense and putting listeners/viewers on the edge of their seats. Music has a way of grabbing our attention.

I love how deviously clever pathos can be and is used in our society. Like PETA targeting McDonald's, pathos seems the most likely and effective way that really anyone can further their agenda, even if it is immoral, unfair, or unjust. Emotions are easy to exploit.

Sort of like how politicians or CEOs have to be careful of what they say/how they word things in new legislation or addresses to the public regarding a security breach in the company

This is one of those situations where people are not careful, partly because they be less educated, or they are naturally more susceptible to empathy and "fall" for fake organizations. People need to be more careful than to just believe everything they see in the media.

I think everyone in our society should learn rhetoric. I think we would be a lot more civil and be able to enjoy the simple, good things if we could properly understand and agree upon certain topics that rhetoric could help with.

I understand what Carroll is getting at, but I try to base my assumptions on people through complete first impressions - in conversation - rather than just first looks.