Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Grant-Davie, Keith. “Rhetorical Situations and Their Constituents.” Rhetoric Review, Vol. 15, No.2, 1997, 264-269. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | Grant-Davie discusses the necessary steps a student should take to understand rhetorical situations. A student must first realize the rhetorical exigence. When given an assignment, the student needs to fully understand the issue and how to solve it with effective discourses. As said in the document, “In other words, a rhetorical situation is a situation where a speaker or writer sees a need to change reality and sees that the change may be affected through rhetorical discourse.” Davie says to pursue them initially, so that it helps the rhetorician look at a situation from a variety of perspectives. He shows many examples to “discuss the possible complexities of rhetorical situations.” |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “Scholars and teachers of rhetoric have used the term rhetorical situation since Lloyd Bitzer defined it in 1968.” It is defined as the context in which speakers or writers create rhetorical discourse. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading connects to the past article I read titled, “Finding the Good Argument.” Just like in this article, they are trying to find a good argument with valid points. In “Rhetorical Situations…” it is stating how to find the connections and understanding the rhetorical situations fully. These two articles are very similar in many ways. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | In your own words, how would you describe a rhetorical situation? |