Author Archives: Chav Sumalinog

Technology has always been evolving through the years. As one of the milestones of media, it has helped spread information in a blink of eye. From papers, we now have screens where get news all throughout. Rhetoric is no exception when using it digitally. Nowadays, we are persuaded with discourses all throughout the internet. Let’sContinue reading “Technological Rhetoric”

From the three means of persuasion by Aristotle, he noted ethos as the most important. This is because we mostly persuaded by people of credibility. These kind of people are perceived as ethical, sincere and trustworthy. As politicians, these are traits they want to aim if they want to move their audience. It’s the sameContinue reading “Rhetoric… In Politics”

Persuasion is such a funny thing. With just another person’s deliberate choice of words, we are able to change our thoughts about a certain context of something. It can also use to get hat we want. Here, let’s explore Rhetoric, using language to persuade. Bitzer’s Definition of a Rhetorical Situation According to Bitzer, a rhetoricalContinue reading “Rhetorically Rhetoric”

Media Use & Experience Everyday in my entire life, I’ve been using media. From the time I wake up, I check my phone, see my notifications, get updated on the news of the day, to the time I sleep, I use different types of media. These include the new media such social media (i.e. FacebookContinue reading “Internet… The Greatest Form of Media?”

“Human communication, verbal or other, differs from the conventional or “medium” model most basically in that it is interactive.” – Walter Ong According to Merriam-Websters dictionary, ‘communication’ means “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior” I’ve always wondered of the origin of something, letContinue reading “Comm-Evolution”