According to Heinrichs, what is rhetoric? Is his understanding of it different or similar to your own ideas about what it is? As you begin to get into the “Offense” section, can you find any offensive argumentative tactics that you’ve never considered before? Are any of them familiar? Can you think of any situations in which they might be useful?
According to Heinrich, rhetoric "is the art of influence, friendship, and eloquence, of ready wit and irrefutable logic "(p.4). He also mentions that it is very powerful tool to use in arguments. His understanding is similar to my own ideas about what rhetoric because I believe that it plays a very important role in our society. Rhetoric plays a role in influencing and persuading others. I have learned from Heinrich that there is a difference between arguments and fights. Arguments are more effective if done skillfully, you can get what you desire.
From the "Offense" section, I found that I have not used the "Control the Tense" argumentative tactic, I can find my self considering to use the future tense, which allows choice for my audience and this allows me to control the issue. I feel that this will be helpful for me to use instead of focusing on using the past tense, which blames the other person. This tool tactic will allow me to move forward and fixing the issue.
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