Public Literacy and Rhetoric
Rhetoric is a hard thing to define because it is used so much without us even knowing. Rhetoric can be visual or oral. An example is where you choose the right words to say for someone to understand you, believe you, or follow you. In the grand scheme of things, its about persuading. Public Literacy is the ability to read and write in public. The thing about public is now its just not face to face. Now we have the internet and all of its glory. Now you have a facebook public, a twitter public, a tumblr public, and so on and so on. Its a lot easier to reach the public than it was a long time ago. Public literacy and rhetoric work hand in hand a lot. Like when im on my motorcycle and some asshole pulls out in front of me I honk, letting him know he did something wrong. Then I use visual rhetoric (usually the bird) to let him know how I feel.
