Often folks have shared with me what I call, great ‘rhetoric.’ What do I mean by ‘rhetoric’ in this context? Wordy constructs which, at first, sound great to the ear or to the eye. A good orator may fool the ear and a great writer certainly may fool the eye, but our job is to examine ‘rhetoric’ not just for the meanings of each word or phrase, but to the motive the speaker and writer have. It is paramount we think through the words before we act. The problem is when one really likes the person speaking or writing, it is difficult to truly look through our biased lens; the same could be said about an unpopular speaker or writer. Midst chaos, careful thinking is paramount.
K. B. Pellegrino, Author
About Kathleen B Pellegrino
Kathleen lives with her husband Joe and their dog Othello midst their large family in Springfield, Massachusetts.
"My love affair with plots, murder, mystery, spies and, in general, with crime novels began at an early age. I read and read – probably have read 2,000 crime novels since then. Even at an early age, I developed my own plots if only to cover up my misdeeds to the chagrin of my family and teachers. Some less creative called it fibbing!
Now I write from the love of plot – of people and their ways –of life – of philosophy – about crime –about the sociopath/psychopath."
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