Reflection: My Advocacy Style Rhetoric

During our first class meeting, I took an advocacy style quiz. After completing the quiz, I noticed some aspects of my advocacy style. The first thing I noticed is that my style is situational. I answered with “at times, this describes me," for most of the questions on the quiz, which shows I’m an understanding person. Before I start advocating, I like to know all sides of the situation. I try to envision myself in a situation similar to the people who are affected by a problem/issue. It helps me understand their side of the problem and how I can solve it. In addition to being very situational, I also value the opinion of others. Free opinions are a large component involved in my advocacy style. I consider myself to be an opinionated person. However, I value the opinion of other
Another aspect of my advocacy style is my attitude toward others. I’m a softhearted person and care deeply about other people. I advocate for people who are affected by an issue/problem. I want to improve the lives of everyone affected by this problem or issue. Bettering the lives of others serves as a core part of my advocacy style. An underlying theme apparent in my advocacy style is appreciating other people, their situations, and their opinions. The aspects of my advocacy style are also a part of my personality. These three aspects of my personality will benefit my future advocacy efforts. With my understanding personality, I’m very empathetic to other people. Empathy will help me get to know people affected by a problem/issue that I’m advocating for. These people will give me inspiration. The importance of free opinions will help me understand all sides of the situation and how people feel about it. My soft-hearted personality will also contribute to this. I will want to help these people and do everything I can to help them. Finally the importance of free opinions with help me understand other