Reflection On Rhetorical Response

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What's the title of the chapter means to me is that I am going to learn how to give a rhetorical response in a speech or in a conversation. As I was reading the chapter I notice that the title gives an excellent summary of what the chapter is about. For example, from the title I learned am going to response rhetorically and in the chapter it gives some strategies on how to response rhetorically in writing and orally. Therefore, as I continue reading the chapter I already know that this chapter would be discussing how important is to respond rhetorically and it will give some strategies to do it. But in this chapter, it not only talks about how to respond rhetorically it also talks about thinking critically and reading

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