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The Rhetorical Situation
Context, Triangle, and FrameworkAP English Language and CompositionHernandez
SubjectAudiencePurposeContextMotivation
Writing is thinking.
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Rhetoric ~ Using language effectively to persuade, inform, educate, or entertain.
Rhetorical Situation ~ The circumstances in which you communicate.
What is a Rhetorical Situation?
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The Rhetorical Situation
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Your culture, personal characteristics and interests affect what you write about and how you write it.
The Writer
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Your age Your experiences Your gender Your location Your political beliefs Your parents and peers Your education Your religion Your ethnicity
Writer: Factors which
can affect your writing
included
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Purpose: Your Reason for Writing
To + VERB To inform To persuade To educate To call to action To entertain To shock
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Category or type of writing Genres hinge upon purpose and the
needs/expectations of the projected audience.
Examples ~ fiction, autobiographical story, news article, review, letter to the editor/editorial, rhetorical analysis, criticism, persuasive essay
Genre
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Emphasis on Author: writing for oneself in a diary or journal
Emphasis on subject: Science, journalism Emphasis on Language: Poetry Emphasis on Audience: Advertisements,
popular fiction, or movies
Different Genres
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Target Audience Intended Audience Assumed Audience Implied Audience
Many of the same factors which affect the writer also affects the audience
• Age• Social class• Education• Past experience• Culture/subculture• Expectations
Audience: To Whom are you Writing?
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Misunderstanding who the audience is for the document. They often confuse themselves with the reader.
Most Common Errors on Audience
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May be broadened or narrowed depending on the length of your writing and your interest
Topics should be appropriate to the rhetorical situation you are in
Subject/Topic: What you will write about
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Isn’t she cute?
What is the subject?What is the occasion?
Who is the audience?What is the purpose?
What is the tone?
Who is the speaker?
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Does your analysis change now that you know it advertises chocolate?
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What is the situation, or “back story”? What happened before the document that caused
the document to be written in the first place? The “situation” which generates the need for
writing Affected by the • Time period or timing• Location• Current events• Cultural significance
Context/Motivation
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No understanding what context is Not telling the whole story Not distinguishing between “conTEXT”
and “conTENT”
Most Common Errors on Context
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You need to be aware that a rhetorical situation exists EVERY TIME you write.
You need to adapt your writing depending upon your purpose and your audience.
What this means…
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