After writing my essay, and reading these readings, I have come to recognize more of the importance that the 5 canons have, especially style. I wrote in my Essay 2, that style is important in written rhetoric to relate your audience and build your own distinct voice. Style becomes important to pay attention to and requires a concise knowledge of the voice you want to portray. I have always found this difficult, if my voice is the only one I have ever written in, how can I identify the parts that make it distinct? Here is where invention can take on a new role, and be important for analyzing and distinguishing between what makes my writing and my voice different from others'. Creating a voice contributes to style - which has a heightened importance in written rhetoric because of the variety of interpretations that an audience makes.
This reading emphasizes the importance of style. Style helps to clothe ideas - dressed up or dressed down - for the occasion and audience where it will be presented. it includes things like sentence structure and length, word choice, and writer's voice. The downside to style in writing is the difference that different readers interpret it. the best way to have strong style is to be aware and strong in your voice - something that experienced rhetors learn to get better at.
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