Rhetoric and Ideology Project
Project Reflection:
Describe the project that you did and the way you shared it with an audience.
For my project, I wrote an Opinion Editorial on Immigration, specifically the mistreatment of immigrants in ICE detention centers. I talked about the abuse that occurs in the hands of ICE and how the Trump Administration has not only done nothing to help the situation, but encouraged it. I shared it with my audience by writing an Op-Ed that is biased but credible. I include evidence and information from both sides of the argument.
Now that you have looked at the political spectrum more deeply, how and why has your perspective shifted? Or maybe one or both of the following... What have you discovered about your own emerging ideology as a young American? What do you understand about the ideology of others that you didn’t before?
Now that I have looked at the political spectrum more deeply, I have an easier time understanding why some people hold a certain perspective on issues that I disagree with them on. I think I have become at least a little bit more tolerant politically while hearing varying opinions throughout this unit. But, I have also learned that it can be really hard to be rogerian and always try and see things from other people's perspectives, especially in a whole project in which you are trying to convince your audience of your perspective. I understand more now that almost everyone generally wants the same outcomes, but it’s just not always solved in the same way. I have learned that people with different perspectives are not always selfish and we are all more similar than we seem.
What have you learned about rhetoric, ideology, and the “democratic experiment”?
I have learned that rhetoric and ideology are literally everywhere. You can’t escape them because they are a part of everything. I have also learned that although we all have varying ideologies, we can’t be as judgemental as we are towards people with different views. We all have similar values and we just don’t realize it because we get stuck on the specific political issues that don’t show how we all are connected as a whole.
What role could Rogerian rhetoric and/or a “willingness to be disturbed” play in a democratic society?
Rogerian rhetoric in society could help us to be more connected and solve shared problems better because we wouldn’t be as judgemental if we could actually try to see every issue of disagreement from different perspectives. I think we have become so sensitive and narrow minded as a society that we need to be more willing to be disturbed so we can educate ourselves on all sides of each issue.
For my project, I wrote an Opinion Editorial on Immigration, specifically the mistreatment of immigrants in ICE detention centers. I talked about the abuse that occurs in the hands of ICE and how the Trump Administration has not only done nothing to help the situation, but encouraged it. I shared it with my audience by writing an Op-Ed that is biased but credible. I include evidence and information from both sides of the argument.
Now that you have looked at the political spectrum more deeply, how and why has your perspective shifted? Or maybe one or both of the following... What have you discovered about your own emerging ideology as a young American? What do you understand about the ideology of others that you didn’t before?
Now that I have looked at the political spectrum more deeply, I have an easier time understanding why some people hold a certain perspective on issues that I disagree with them on. I think I have become at least a little bit more tolerant politically while hearing varying opinions throughout this unit. But, I have also learned that it can be really hard to be rogerian and always try and see things from other people's perspectives, especially in a whole project in which you are trying to convince your audience of your perspective. I understand more now that almost everyone generally wants the same outcomes, but it’s just not always solved in the same way. I have learned that people with different perspectives are not always selfish and we are all more similar than we seem.
What have you learned about rhetoric, ideology, and the “democratic experiment”?
I have learned that rhetoric and ideology are literally everywhere. You can’t escape them because they are a part of everything. I have also learned that although we all have varying ideologies, we can’t be as judgemental as we are towards people with different views. We all have similar values and we just don’t realize it because we get stuck on the specific political issues that don’t show how we all are connected as a whole.
What role could Rogerian rhetoric and/or a “willingness to be disturbed” play in a democratic society?
Rogerian rhetoric in society could help us to be more connected and solve shared problems better because we wouldn’t be as judgemental if we could actually try to see every issue of disagreement from different perspectives. I think we have become so sensitive and narrow minded as a society that we need to be more willing to be disturbed so we can educate ourselves on all sides of each issue.