The reason for using subject specifiic rhetorical tools is so that the paper that you are writing flows evenly. Whether you are comparing different things or trying to make the reader feel as if they are in the story, correctly using rhetorical tools is extremely important. If I said the girl loved her dog, I didn't give any definition as to why she loves her dog. I could go into great detail about what kind of dog it was, how long she has had the dog, it's name, and why she feels so attached to it. I can do all of these things with subject specific rhetorical tools, but without them, its just a boring statemen with nothing to back it up and the reader won't care to keep reading.
I could use the familial gaze to show the reader the story of when the girl went to the pound to rescue the dog. I could use the compare/contrast concept to show the different dogs that were also there, and why the girl picked the dog that she did. I could use timelines and flashbacks to remember the first day the girl spent with the dog after she adopted him. I could also use the setting of the pound, with the sounds, smells, and sights, to pull on the reader's heartstrings, making them want to go adopt a dog as well. I believe that with a little emphasis on how well dogs are for people's health, and teaching children responsibility, and showing how they help to unite a family, I could also deploy the persuasive theme. Rhetorical tools are everywhere! Whether we choose to label them or not, is not the point. The point is, if you know the tools, and how to use them, there is not reason as to why you can not write anything you want to.
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