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Have you every wondered about selling every item that you own until all of your main necessities fit in your car? Neither have I, but John Freyer did exactly this as a part of his project. The items that he sold varied from a bag of sugar, a stamp, and even canned ham. How could someone not help but wonder what made people buy these strange items? The answer is actually not surprising as you may think. That answer is the item description and the rhetorical context provided by Freyer. Therefore, from Fryer’s project it can be seen that the item description and rhetorical context play a critical role in the selling of any item or in everyday writing.

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