This chapter was
telling us how to think about different rhetorical situations that we may come
across as writers. Each situation has its own genre. A boss presenting a
business plan would have a different approach than a student writing a blog.
First, a writer would figure out the best type genre to use successfully for
their audience. Tone, is considered depending on the genre and the intended
audience. An example would be; if you are writing a book report, the tone would
be informative, if it was a recipe you would plainly dictate the information in
a straight forward way. You need to change your genre depending upon the
intended audience so you can reach them effectively with your message.
Consider if your
audience is informed on the topic, that way you will avoid talking down to them
or not being thorough enough. If you want to reach your readers it is important
to know your purpose. If for example you were trying to explain how to bake
your own bread, you would be trying to convince your readers to try to bake
bread. This would be your purpose. Each
genre has its own purpose.
Your stance on any
given topic changes how you write. For example; if you were trying to get a
specific Politian elected, you would want to be supportive and tell all the
good things about them. Think about writers that have gone before you and what
they have written about the topic and then form your approach most effectively by
adding your own voice.
You need to
choose a medium that will work the best for your circumstance, it could be
digital, written, visual, etc. Each medium has some qualities that will work
better than others. Digital can offer links to other information where a
printed paper may only be able to offer one picture. If the writer considers
all these things they will be a better communicator.
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