ENGL 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1&2: Rhetorical Situation
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Chapter 1: rhetoric: purposeful use of language, recursively: alternating between moving forward and looping back, rhetorical situation. Composed of the writer or speaker, the audience, the opportunity, the message, and the context in which you are communicating. Writers identify an opportunity to propose change through their language use. Writers then prepare a message using words and/or images. The message is always prepared for a specific audience: primary role as a rhetorical writer or reader. Contribute to the situation in a way that takes into account the elements of that situation: list for reading rhetorically. What questions do you have for your instructor or peers: rhetorical opportunity: the issue compelling you to speak or write, audience. Have a clear understanding of the audience their values, concerns, knowledge, and capabilities. Rhetorical audience: the specific people whom the author considers capable of being influenced by the words and of bring about the proposed change in action, attitude, understanding, or policy.
