Body Rhetoric

       In the chapter Body Rhetoric, the focus is on how we communicate rhetorical messages through our body. There are four types of body rhetoric that the chapter looks at which are; embodied argumentations, street theater, rhetorical style and the vibe as bodily emanation. Our bodies are continuously communicating messages through the way we sit, stand, walk, and gesture. Wearing particular clothes, eating certain foods or using different forms of transportation helps communicate particular messages to others as well.
       Bodily argumentation expands the realm of rhetoric in four ways. First, embodied argumentation is a call to action where you must do what you are saying. Second, embodied argumentation provides more rhetorical options, such as being uncomfortable with conversations or speeches and more comfortable with non-verbal rhetoric. Third, embodied argumentation is empowering, in which you are fully capable of using your body anywhere and anytime to argue, debate, express, resist, and liberate your views, ideas and political affiliations. Fourth, embodied argumentation highlights the craft of everyday living where we use time, patience, practice, craft, application and revision to craft communication into well-defined arguments.
        The five steps for cultivating style are:
Observation, where you take notice of your own and others' styles like the way you move, talk, laugh, and smile.
Reflection, where we reflect upon the pros and cons of observed styles and why or why not the styles work.
Experimentation, where you experiment with different rhetorical styles by trying on and trying on different rhetorical choices and seeing what best suits us.
Application, where we choose and apply our style by adapting to certain gestures and mannerisms that continuously repeat themselves.
Chance, where we take a chance and see what happens. You must think, analyze, and rework your style but, will never know which gesture, mannerism, accent, or movement will work.
        Individual body argumentation is when one uses their individual body to make all kinds of arguments, which can be seen in a form of apparel expression. Collective bodies also make arguments butt often occurs through protests and actions, which might include: sanctioned rallies, marches and demonstrations, street festivals, and ... etc. I would I say I was in an individual body argumentation by getting tattoos on my body that express a certain meaning to myself that others may not understand and just find meaningless.