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Rhetorical Situations

Published on Aug 23, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Rhetorical Situations

How to recognize & analyze
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Rhetorical Situation

  • The context in which communication occurs.
  • As the writer/composter, it's your job to respond to the context thoughtfully.

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Rhetorical Situation Ingredients

  • Context
  • Writer/Composer
  • Audience
  • Purpose
  • Mode
  • Medium
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Ethos, Logos, Pathos

  • Ethos: establishing credibility and trustworthiness
  • Pathos: appealing to emotions
  • Logos: appealing to logic/reason.

Let's Practice

How would you respond to the following scenarios?

You've worked at a restaurant for three years and there's an opening for a management position. You want the job. What's the R.S.?

You won a partial scholarship to study abroad. You want to ask your mom, who lives in Florida, for help. You're afraid she doesn't want you to go abroad. What's the R.S?

You posted a political article on social media and your uncle responded. He disagrees with your politics and said so in an angry and, to you, offensive, tone. What's the R.S?

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Final Points

  • Any situation that requires a thoughtful response is rhetorical.
  • Context, purpose, and audience determine how you respond.