Chapter 3

I liked this chapter because you don't really ever think about how messages are sent, and why they are being "said" like that. I liked how the angle of vision was compared to a lens because it put it into perspective that as the writer you can take a lot of "pictures" (or views) of the audience. A lot of the points that were made in this chapter were also very interesting- like how the stance that we take on questions is "partly influenced by our life experiences and knowledge." It's one of those things that you don't really realize or think about until its put in front of you in a text book but makes perfect sense. I thought that the rhetoric of clothing section was a little bit strange. What they say makes sense- about buying certain goods to project a certain status- but I never really thought of it that way. All in all though I liked this chapter and thought that it was a good read.