I actually don't mind reading this green booklet. Even though I haven't really picked it up in a while, it seems like the only course reading I could really respond to and check off that little box on the rubric. Luckily, I do have some stuff to say about it.
First of all, everything in here makes sense. It really does. I seem to understand all these points intuitively, as if I've already kind of figured out on my own but not really described it as this book tries to do. I feel like I utilize a lot of the stuff in here but I don't know what I'm doing when I'm doing it.
The only problem for me is the terminology. I mean, heck, if I know this stuff already, then why do I need to learn fancy words like Kairos and Ethos and Logos just to describe timing, credibility, and logic of an argument. It's not rocket science or anything and I think that sometimes this book likes to throw in fancy words just to make the reader think the writer is really educated and intelligent.
Good job man. You wrote a book. Hooray.
But really, I think a lot of the stuff in this book is really obvious, but I guess a lot of formal education is learning big words to sound smart...
To improve ethos... or something.
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