Cultural Rhetoric By Grant Brown, Olumayokun Akinbo, Shawn Franken

Rhetoric is defined as the art of effective or persuasive reading or writing by using figures of speech and compositional techniques. Rhetoric comes in many different forms and can be used in many different ways to both get a point across and share information with others. Rhetoric has been around for centuries and is viewed different ways by cultures all around the world.  One form of rhetoric is cultural rhetoric. Cultural rhetoric is defined as the way someone convinces a culture, that is a large group of people, to change the way they behave and/or think. For example, a leader in a specific culture like the president or a prominent figure such as a famous singer would use cultural rhetoric in an attempt to influence the way a large group of people such as citizens of their country or fans think and/or behave. Cultural rhetoric has helped to shape the ideals, morals, and values that we hold dear today.