Rhetoric

It's everywhere. Every day, when I open my laptop, I see a triangle that persuades me that college life makes true satisfaction unobtainable. Incredibly simple and quite direct, it is the easiest example of rhetoric out there. Here's a link: http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcqa6gsOF31qepdiso1_500.jpg
It represent's every college kid's main predicament: contrary to popular belief, we're not superheroes, and there is a hard limit at twenty-four hours per day. As such, there is never enough time to do the three main things - make good grades, have friends, and obtain adequate sleep. I won't break the numbers down, but you get the idea: with such limited time, it is not probable to do all three of these things with anything more than mediocrity, unless two are focused upon and one is ignored.

However, rhetoric isn't limited to my laptop. It pervades the advertisement industry and even everyday conversations - trying to convince a friend to go talk to a girl, persuading a teacher to help you out, and even responding to someone simply because you believe that it will elevate your stature somehow. Everyone is trying to persuade everyone else that they are "cooler" than they really are, and it's all smoke and mirrors.