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The rhetorical situation

The rhetorical situation. Poem. Read the poem. In small groups, come up with a plausible interpretation of the poem. The Rhetorical Situation. Identifying a text’s Rhetorical Situation helps you determine its effectiveness 6 elements of the Rhetorical Situation Speaker Audience Topic

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The rhetorical situation

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  1. The rhetorical situation

  2. Poem Read the poem. In small groups, come up with a plausible interpretation of the poem.

  3. The Rhetorical Situation • Identifying a text’s Rhetorical Situation helps you determine its effectiveness • 6 elements of the Rhetorical Situation • Speaker • Audience • Topic • Occasion • Purpose • Medium

  4. Rhetorical Triangle

  5. Rhetoric • The art of persuasion • Writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion • Effective use of speech • Where do we see rhetoric being used?

  6. Rhetoric • Communication: The process of sharing meaning by sending and receiving symbolic cues

  7. Ogden & Richards’ Semiotic Triangle

  8. Semiotic Triangle • Semiotics: Process by which meaning is made • Symbol: Anything to which people attach meaning • Thought/Reference: Mental concept produced both by symbols and user’s experience • Referent: The object or idea the interpreter attaches to a symbol

  9. Critique • Given the rhetorical situation, how effective is the text at achieving its purpose?

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