After reading this chapter I realized that choosing a genre is an important and rather strenuous task, as one needs to execute the process to their own liking. In my own personal experiences, I was never given the opportunity to explore the various genres offered, as I was always told to write a certain way in order to receive passable scores on either the AP and AICE examinations. Therefore, this article on genres and the different ways to relay your central message to the audience was very intriguing to me. Additionally, this chapter further enhanced my knowledge on the three rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos. My tenth grade AICE English Language class briefly explained these devices, so I was always very eager to learn more about using these appeals within my own ideas and the variations within each. Thus, these appeals will help correlate the various forms of media layouts used to capture the readers’ or the audiences’ attentions which, in my opinion, is an
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