| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page |
Grant-Davie, Keith. “Rhetorical Situations and Their Constituents” Rhetoric Review, Volume 15, Issue 2, 1997, 246-279. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words |
Grant-Davie takes the time to discover the original and true meaning behind the term rhetorical situation. He goes on to explain how rhetors create the situations rather than somehow stumbling upon them and I agree. To me rhetorical situations are like seeds that we plant in our head with the idea that we are somehow going to sprout a solution or visualization of a scene in our life. We try to predict outcomes based on what we’ve already experienced and prior knowledge to the circumstance. Every rhetorical situation requires three things: an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. |
Compound rhetorical situations are when discussions of one subject has different rhetors and audiences.
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| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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On a previous assignment I had to create a rhetorical ethical dilemma so it connects in that way. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |
Does rhetorical questions require the same three components as a rhetorical situation? |
