Writing 2101F/G Lecture Notes - Rhetorical Situation, Thesis Statement, Pathos

• School: Western University
• Department: Writing
• Course: Writing 2101F/G
• Professor: Christine Kennedy

Document Summary

Act of interpreting our experiences through symbols for the purpose of making sound practical choices. The art of producing discourse intended to induce social action the search for persuasive action : once seen as deceptive, but more recently recognized as persuasion. In a court, a lawyer must pack" a message in different ways, not just 1, Rhetorical situation: the message alone is inadequate for effective communication. The speaker and the audience are also essential part of the rhetoric: audience: those who are going to use your documents. Simple: when you can easily identify the knowledge and attitudes of your audience. Multiple: people with different backgrounds who read the same document for different reasons (ex. Rhetorical triangle: writer or speaker / audience / subject: relationship between writer or speaker and subject is dynamic, writing changes the dynamics of the rhetorical triangle because writers and readers are separated by time and space.