Think about a time when you exaggerated something to make a point, tell a story, or get someone's attention. What happened? What did you say? Why did you exaggerate? Looking back, do you think your exaggeration made your message more effective?

Prompt Response: A time when I was trying to make a point to get someone's attention was when I was talking with my friend about how there was no way he had never been to some stores that are located in almost every state. What I said was "It's something you wouldn't understand because it's easy for you to get money and buy branded clothes while it would take me a million years to be like you, it's not like money grows on trees for me like how it does for you." It's obvious money doesn't grow on trees, but I was trying to get my point across that it is not easy for me to make money and spend it like it's not hard to gain back. I exaggerated  because I was trying to tell him that many of us don't have many jobs or opportunities to make money easily, it's hard when your parents get money from the state and if you work, they stop giving the money to them. Looking back, I think exaggerating made my point somewhat effective because it looked like he felt bad but then told me that he'll stop talking about money in front of me, which mostly made it seem like he felt pity. I feel like I did get my point across in a way it made him think about others.

Summary: We started learning about different kinds of rhetorical devices and did some exercises about them to have a better understanding of how they are used.

Reflection: I learned a few new rhetorical devices and there meaning to them. I was able to understand why they are used in rhetorical essays and noticed that I tend to use many of them in a daily basis without realizing it.