Through out this course I have increasingly become more and more blown away by how much goes into the art of rhetoric. I have never understood it the way that I do now. I can now appreciate essays and pieces of writing that are trying to persuade me, even if I don’t agree with it. Instead of reading a piece and just having my natural reactions take place, I can look at a piece and see all of the different strategies going on. I still need work on applying this skill to my own writing. But I am sure that skill will certainly develop in me as I continue writing.