This morning when walking into the food court trying to decide what I want for breakfast I encountered a fridge full of beverages and food. All of them coated in labels from all different kinds of companies with bright and colorful logos trying to draw me in and purchase their product. I hustled out because I was running late for class, and on my morning stroll everywhere I looked were endless amounts of posters with adds on them. Many ranging from big time corporates trying to buy their products or Ball State posters telling you to go to events. It was not just posters that had adds on them but every item had some sort of label on them stating who made that item. Either it be mom and pop shops or giant corporates. Students walking and all of them wearing clothing with different graphic designs on them, from shoes, pants, shirts, belts, and etc. There was no escape to adds though, everywhere I looked there was some sort of add. I check mail e-mail and get bombard with endless amounts of spam. All of them had one object though, and it was to draw in customers. As I am about to walk into class I notice the buses with adds slapped on all over them. Most of them giant corporations sponsering the buses.
This has taught me that rhetoric is constantly around us no matter where we are.
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