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12TH GRADERS

IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING GOING TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR, STAY TUNED FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Reading and writing are a vital partOf education. You read

everyday and don’t even realize it

Understanding how to think rhetorically is an

Important benefit of a good education.

WHAT IS A RHETORICAL SITUATION?

A rhetorical situation is a message or event that happens that is trying to persuade the reader to do something.

They normally happen through some kind of communication and happen for various reasons

PARTS OF A RHETORICAL SITUATION

Rhetor: The person that is generating communication and trying to persuade the audience of something

Audience: Whoever the rhetor believes will see their response.

Constraints: Factors affecting the the goal of the rhetorical situation

Exigence: Issue being addressed by the rhetorical situation.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

Being able to think rhetorically will make you a better reader, writer, speaker and communicator

Make good use of thinking rhetorically!!!

WORK CITED

WRITING ABOUT WRITING: “A Rhetorical Situations and Their Constituents” Grant Davie, 101-119