I often find myself thinking about what makes a good writer “good”. After reading “What is Rhetoric?”, I realized that pathos, logos, and ethos are the three components that I’ve been using in my writing for years without even realizing. Of course I have learned about these different appeals in English class before, but I have never actually applied them myself. I usually just transfer my ideas straight into words and figure out how to organize and connect my sentences. Truthfully, I feel a little more enlightened after reading about rhetoric. Although at first it was overwhelming to find that I have been completely oblivious to it, I feel that the more I read about writing, the better of a writer I become. Even if that isn’t true, I already feel like a better writer.