Rhetorical Report Proposal

Rhetorical Report on Research in Writing Studies Having to pick only two pieces of writing to analyze was a challenge. There were many great topics that stood out, but out of them, these two topics stood out from the rest. In the first part of my report, the reader will gain an understanding of the main argument that is at hand for that specific piece on texting. This article was an argument that engages a reader and keeps them intrigued. The reader will have an understanding of what was the audience the report was presenting to and will also understand my opinion on texting and how it affects my literature capabilities. In the second part of the paper, the reader will get a glimpse of what a surgical short story is and how it helps doctors
and patients to have a better understanding of each other. Also how the author used imagery to help the reader have a vivid imagination on how they can interpret the text they are reading. This specific article is complicated to understand yet when reading further into it, it's quite interesting.
The articles as a whole had no note from the editor. But at the end of the surgical short story, there was a section on notes for the reader on the article. On the YSW site, it stated the abstract in the short description on what the article would be about. There was little information on the writer who wrote these articles. The main information that was found was where they lived and where they had received their education and published these specific articles.
The article, “Texting and Writing”, found in Spotlight on First-Year Writing section that explores if textspeak is hindering the writing abilities of students or if it has no effect on students writing, while others still believe texting has a positive effect on writing. This text is a six-page research paper written by Michaela Cullington who attends Marywood University. The paper is arranged in four parts starting with the concerns of textspeak stated first, then responds to the concerns after. The first section is titled Concerns About Textspeak and goes in depth on how the form of texting is hindering students literature abilities. The second section is Responds to Concerns About Textspeak which is self-explanatory,
it is responding to the section prior to it. The third section is titled Methods and this goes into how Cullington went about on her findings on if texting is truly hurting students literature writing skills. The fourth and final section is Discussion on Findings. This final part of the essay went into depth on what her findings were and how they attributed to this particular argument. There is not a formal abstract written but there is an informal introduction that introduced what the writer will be justifying. A debate on if texting is hindering the writing abilities of students is brought up in this piece. It furthermore explains the standpoint of how texting is ruining students writing ability and a counter argument against that claim. The immediate audience that this piece is aimed for is anyone who cares about whether texting is affecting students in a positive way, negative way or neutral. Students and teachers can be seen as the primary audience because the outcome of the paper could affect them. The mediated audience can be classified as anyone who either stumbles across this piece on the Young Scholars in Writing website or enjoys reading an argumentative paper. When scrolling through the possible article to read for this paper, this specific article caught my eye. Being a teenager in this decade, any piece of writing that has to do with a daily activity I do makes me interested. Reading this article, a reader can formulate that the genre of this article is an argumentative research paper. This is because the paper has a topic and informs the audience from the beginning what the author is arguing about and where he intends to take it. From the start, readers can infer that the writer will be talking about how texting has taken over the lives of many. It’s a daily task that we perform everyday anywhere that is fairly easy to do for anyone of any age. While reading this piece of writing, readers can observe that each different topic had a bold heading. This helps the readers infer what they will be reading in the next few paragraphs. Cullingtons delivery works in this piece because her writing relates to a given demographic. Since I’m a 19-year girl, I fit in the demographic of a college girl in this given setting. I use texting in an everyday setting. Whether its contacting friends and family from back home or having a conversation with sorority sisters about an upcoming event. My stance on this article lies within the lines that texting nowhere nears affects students with their writing capabilities.
The rhetorical article, “When Writing Cuts Deep: The Rhetoric of Surgical Short Stories”, written by Chelsey Bartlett, deconstructed five short stories to identify them as an example of suture theory.
This theory has three main characteristics to identifying it. The first one is that it provides medical “terminology that expands or contracts the narrative gap by creating more or less room within the text for readers to “fill in” with their own complementary details to aid in the creation of empathy” (Bartlett 107). Also, surgical short stories use the precise terminology to show the audience the brutal truth about surgeries. Rather sugar coating the text they say it how it is. Lastly, suture theory helps the readers understand the medical problem they are faced in the reading. What this article did was examine five examples of surgical short stories, showing that the context was specified in the material it held and in some parts very broad in themes. The piece is arranged with an abstract introduction explaining what the article will be. What this article did was examine five examples of surgical short stories, showing that the context was specified in the material it held and in some parts very broad in themes. Following the one page introduction, there are five short stories that have been taken apart to show this so-called suture theory. To end the piece there is a section that goes in depth on how the surgical short story will change the doctor-patient relationship. The
immediate audience is the readers who either want to learn more about the rhetoric of surgical short stories or enjoy articles from the author, Chelsey Bartlett. The mediate audience is anyone else that comes across this piece of writing through the Young Scholars in Writing. The style of this article is authoritative and impersonal by using technical terminology for a professional audience in some parts. In the sections in which the medical short stories are broken down the style transforms from a professional audience to non-professional audience. With this being said the use of metaphors is used throughout parts of this reading. A person who had no idea of anything from a medical perspective, understanding some parts of this piece may be challenging. The author does a great job explaining unheard of situations with common everyday objects. The use of this enforced the reader to use their imagination to the furthest extent they wanted. From the surgical short stories, a reader could infer that the situation was either extremely gory or bloodless. These bits of short stories used numerous descriptive words. This causes a vivid imagination to arise in the mind of the reader. Citations are used fairly throughout the text. The use of citations allows the reader to either look back and find the specific article where this information is being used from or it gives this piece the credibility it deserves. Having concrete detail is necessary when trying to prove a point. This piece can attract many readers. This is because it holds many key things such as a strong thesis with unbelievable material that goes along with it. Many don't need to be fond of surgical short stories but enjoy the material that it beholds. From these previous two sections, I learned much of the material that was first unknown to me. I learned much about the properties that can describe a rhetoric research paper. Research papers are normally never short since it holds so much information within it. When first receiving this paper to complete, I had imagined that the readings would physically be the worst part of this unit yet it was one of the most enjoyable parts. The readings were fun with the interesting topics that they held. The kinds of research that are being done in the article from YSW about texting and writing was done by observing and critical questions. The author had the time to observe the writing pieces and interview the teachers to have accurate information about the topic. The research done in the YSW topic about surgical short stories has cited information. The author deconstructed the short stories and put a further explanation to the short stories. Even though there wasn't extensive research done there were citing to articles to prove the author's point in depth. The similarity that these two articles have are that they can be found off of the young scholars of writing site. There are many differences among the two article. Differences such as one having an abstract while the other article does not. Also, the article that pertains to texting was an article that kept me intrigued the entire time reading it. It was the context that made me able relate to it and see it from a young writer's point of view. From my interest, I see an intersection with my interest and writing style. I tend to write better on pieces of writing with articles that I enjoy and can comprehend. Normally I input my own experiences with my writing to have a personal connection be sensed.