I love reality TV. All of it. I know that most of it's stupid, but I honestly get a kick out of watching people fight. Whether it's Jersey Shore, Toddlers and Tiaras, Jerseylicious, Worst Cooks in America-- fights are pretty hilarious, no matter what. Maybe that's just me though.

The interesting thing about these fights is that, in a good majority of them: the people fighting actually listen to what the other is saying... Are these seemingly immature people actually employing some form of rhetoric?

Technically, the aren't really fighting to do anything but make the other person angry, whereas rhetoric is supposed to be used to inform, persuade or motivate an audience to do something, reality show stars usually aren't doing that. But sometimes they do employ ethos.

My favorite of all the reality shows is Dance Moms, a show about, well, dance moms, at a studio called Abby Lee's in Pittsburgh. The children in the show are exceptionally talented, but the mothers are really the focus of the show. No episode is complete without at least one huge fight between the moms or with the instructor, Abby Lee. The moms are out for blood. They don't just attack each other, they bring their children into it. I may not be a mother, but one thing I know is that when you talk about someones kid, they're going to get really mad, and emotions get dragged into it.

Sometimes they even use pathos, and take some swings at each others parenting ability, or attacking their character in some other way. It's just too much to handle. I know that if I were in their position, I would be mad, but watching it I can't help but being entertained.

A recent episode included a same sort of fight, here's a clip:
Dance Moms "Aftermath"

Yes, they yell, but their aware of what the other is saying, which is more than I can say about some political debates. The fights continue week after week and get worse as they progress, yelling always occurs, but they always respond to what the other says. 

They may be mindless fights, but they sure are entertaining.