Reading Journal
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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages. Grant‐Davie, K. (1997). Rhetorical situations and their constituents. Rhetoric Review, 15(2), 264-279. doi:10.1080/07350199709359219
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words
The article communicates about the history of the rhetorical situations occurring in the essay. The author informs the readers by applying rhetoric to the reading and listening situations as well as to reading and writing situations. The word rhetoric means to change and many writers use it to view the need of change in certain situations. Many humans are involved in numerous amounts of rhetors. the readers of this article know and understand when they are only trying to play the role of another. To me, this article was a little confusing at first, but once you read more and got more in depth then I started to understand where the writer was coming from.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.
intractable- “Rather than envisioning argument as something productive and useful, we imagine intractable sides and use descriptors such as “bad,” “heated,” and “violent (Jones 156).” definition- hard to control or deal with.
fallacious- “When all angles are not explored or fallacious or incorrect reasoning is used… (Jones 160).” definition- based on a mistaken belief.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research? This reading connects with other readings i’ve read because they both have something to do with literature and I’m always learning new things when I read different things.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.
What was the purpose of the author writing the story like she did?