what is rhetoric influencing people's attiudes and beliefs.?

Answer 1

Below is a clinical study resource in rhetoric...I have a couple common examples.
Home:
A child is raised by parents who continually refer to ethnics in a negative way and continually point out only the negative news that applies to certain groups. The child will grow up with these attitudes.
Office:
A worker gets along well with a co-worker but hears negative conversations by superiors about the co-worker and gets a "friendly" heads up that that person is not the best person to hang around in the office. So they distance themselves.
Yahoo Answers:
You have a particular answer to a question that you believe in but you see other answers sway a different direction. You either tend to sway your answer that way (to get the 10 points) or decide not to answer the question as to not hurt your "average."
Rhetoric is powerfull and is usually used in a negative form.
Social:
You are at a gathering and the group is discussing politics, you views are strong along with your beliefs, because so many others do not agree with you and tend to agree with the crowd you tend to soften your views in your conversation.
I guess that is why the old saying started, applying to being in a situation you are not comfortable or goes against what you are used to...."When in Rome..."