ENGL 101 Chapter 1: Writer's Harbrace Handbook Ch 1
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Rhetoric- purposeful use of language: persuade, explain concepts, describe experiences, inform others of important ideas. Rhetorical situation- composed of the writer, audience, opportunity, message, context. Recursively- alternating between moving forward and looping back. Reading rhetorically helps determine what you already know and what you are likely to learn: also helps distinguish between actual content and your personal response to the context. Rhetorical opportunity: reason that impels you to speak or write. Determine author"s purpose for writing and your purpose for reading. Expressive writing: emphasizes the writer"s feelings and reactions to people, objects, events, or ideas, letters, journals, etc. Expository writing: focuses on objects, events, ideas than the writer"s feelings, textbooks, news reports, etc. Argumentative writing: intended to in uence the reader"s attitudes and actions, anything that supports a speci c position. Specialized audience- demonstrated interest or expertise in the subject and can help resolve the issue. Diverse audience- readers with differing levels of expertise and varying interest in the subject.
