Chapter 2

I am not sure I really understand the connection of the subject of this chapter to rhetoric. I think Ramage makes some good points about how our individual personalities and lives are formed, however. To me this chapter was a little confusing, and as pointed out on Thursady, he uses a lot of words to make a point, and by the time I get done reading it, I'm not sure what the point is supposed to be. I get the general gist that we use rhetoric in our everyday language talking to each other and it helps us define who we are to others. However, that is basically all I got out of the chapter. Does anyone else understand this better??