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I think Kelly McCormick makes a very valid point. I have nothing against Miami, but from what I was reading, it seems that Miami only tried to get the best parts of their school onto the brochure. Which is what any “business” would do to get customers. I do not know if I would exactly call it “false advertising,” but they definitely were not telling the whole truth about everything.

I do not think I ever looked at the brochure for living here at Miami. Dorms were not a big factor in my school making decision, and I also just assumed the dorms were the same at other schools. But from this selection I read, the brochure seems too good to be true. It almost sounds like something you would read on a Disney brochure; they try to make everything sound perfect and how you would want it to be. But in reality, it does not happen like that. Kelly made a good argument with the housing on campus.

When I came on a visit here to Miami, I do remember hearing or reading that Miami was voted number one in campus food. And the food is really good here, just not in the dining halls all the time. The food there is very bland and sometimes overcooked. But the food at the Bell Tower is what gets this school high rating in the food. But I can see what she means about what makes food “excellent.” It’s people’s opinion on what good food is. And there is not a wide variety in foods for those who are vegetarians or vegans.

I think Kelly made some good points in her argument for the use of rhetoric in the Miami housing brochure. The brochure is written to make that living on campus is best. She clearly pointed out the different rhetoric appeals. The value appeal: the dorms could be personalized with matching drapes, not always true. The appeal of reason: it was stated that the dorms were close to classes, they made it sound living on dorms was convenient. Also the appeal of credibility: she said there was an expert who stated that academics and social life is superior to living on campus. Kelly compared her experience for living on campus to what it says on the brochure, and she made a clear argument for the use of rhetoric in the Miami brochure for housing.