MDSA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Body Odor, Denotation, Reality Television

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Mdsa01 chapter 5 rhetorical analysis (p 99-122) Rhetorical scholars of the media (rhetorical critics) analyze texts for the ways they encourage audiences to inhabit certain moods, believe certain ideas, or undertake certain actions. They view texts as complex webs of interrelated parts that work together to influence consumers in a particular way. Rhetoric- the use of symbols by humans to influence and move other humans. Media msgs persuade as well as entertain us; they convey meanings that are never neutral or objective; songs, tv and radio invite us to adopt certain values, beliefs, attitudes etc. This is bc all media products are rhetoric. Both instances of rhetoric rely on symbols to influence what (and how) audiences think and feel. Since nearly everything has that potential, virtually anything can function as a sign. When multiple ppl agree on what a sign refers to, we say that it has shared meaning this is what makes human communication possible.

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