Friday, April 11, 2014

Dress to the nines

Everyday we all use visual rhetoric. We use it in the way we dress and the way we do our hair. When people see us they get a sense of who we are and what we are trying to portray of ourselves by the way we dress. If a guy is always wearing bro-tanks and a flat brimmed hat then people will think of them differently then a guy who wears nice slacks and a button up shirt. If they both walk into a store and apply for a job then by using visual rhetoric the employer will have the guy in the button up shirt in higher standings. In every thing there is a need to understand the visual rhetoric guidelines. If I was to go to an LDS church then the visual rhetorical guidelines would be to look nice and wear a white shirt and tie. On the contrary if I was going to the gym to workout I would not wear the white shirt and tie, I would put on shorts and a t-shirt. But even with in these categories there is room for differences and people think differently about others depending on what they wear. So it is important to understand that when ever you put something on or do your hair a certain way that you are painting a picture of what people will think of you. When you understand that then you can try and use it to your advantage. Say you are flying home from school. Well you could dress in shorts and a t-shirt and people will look at you as just a young adult going somewhere and wont think much of it. Or you could dress to the nines and make people think your a successful and maybe important person. Visual rhetoric is everywhere and we use it even if we don't even know it.

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