Kristy’s Comments (group member since Jun 10, 2017)

Kristy’s comments from the AP Lang Summer Work 2017 group.

Typically, when you hear "seduction," you would imagine and relate it to a sexual concept in which one entices another. However, in "Thank You for Arguing," Jay Heinrichs opens up a new perspective on seduction as he introduces the idea of the involvement of consented rhetorical manipulation. As mentioned on page eight of the book, he states, "Seduction underlies the most insidious, and enjoyable, forms of argument. Seduction is not just for sex, either." According to the author, an argument's goal is to reach a consensus, and with the use of manipulation (and therefore, seduction), one can achieve that. Just as Heinrich explained how he was "seduced" to buy the Ford car, he describes the whole scene: the action of how it was done, and his feelings as he was being manipulated into doing what the man at the car lot wanted him to do. "He sized me up and changed my mood; he seduced me, and to tell you the truth, I enjoyed it.... It was a consensual act." As demonstrated from this, the act of seduction does not necessarily have to connect to the sexual idea of the word. Heinrichs' take on seduction has changed my views to one in which I can agree upon.