Rhetorical Situation and Kairos Lloyd F. Bitzer described the concept of the rhetorical situation in his essay of the same name.1 The concept relies on understanding a moment called "exigence‚" in which something happens‚ or fails to happen‚ that compels one to speak out. For example‚ if the local school board fires a popular principal‚ a sympathetic parent might then be compelled to take the microphone at the meeting and/or write a letter to the editor. Bitzer defined the rhetorical situation
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explicitly states that because of NASA’s initial wrong goal‚ beating the Soviet Union‚ NASA has become but an empty husk of what it could have been. Wolfe states that the true purpose of NASA is to build a bridge to the stars. Tom Wolfe makes a compelling argument about the reason for NASA’s struggles with logical facts‚ quotes and paraphrases from credible sources and his passionate‚ humorous‚ sarcastic tone. Tom Wolfe’s witty comments immediately grab the reader’s attention. A perfect example would be
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Socrates and Phaedrus‚ whose arguments are both portrayed by Plato‚ discuss what they believe to be necessary for the responsible practice of rhetoric and writing. Since the beliefs that Socrates shares about rhetoric are not universally known‚ there are many people in contemporary culture who‚ according to Socrates’ beliefs‚ practice rhetoric in an inappropriate way. In today’s society‚ Plato’s portrayal of Socrates would disapprove with the inappropriate practices of rhetoric amongst contemporary culture
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COMMODUS Rise‚ rise. Your fame is well deserved‚ Spaniard. I don’t think there has ever been a gladiator to match you. As for this young man. Lucius is now standing in front of Commodus‚ Commodus arms affectionately holding the boy close. COMMODUS He insists you are Hector reborn‚ or was it Hercules? Why doesn’t the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name. You do have a name? MAXIMUS My name is Gladiator. He turns to leave‚ his back to Commodus. He will not attempt to harm
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In what sense is this a ‘winner-takes-all’ industry? A “winner-takes-all” market refers to a market that is dominated by a single supplier and is subject to significant network externalities. Network externality in simplest terms is the value of a product to an individual customer that is affected and dependant on the number of other users of that product. Thoroughly assessing the case study we came up with the conclusion that the notion behind the market being considered a “winner-takes-all” market
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Reflection on Eisner In this article‚ Eisner says that “the mind is conceived of as a collection of relatively independent faculties and aptitudes. I completely agree with this statement‚ the only thing that I have against it is that he does not state that these aptitudes are different for everyone. I believe that it is these differences in aptitudes that make everyone think differently. Nobody thinks the same way‚ everyone answers questions differently and that is because of these aptitudes. This
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Bobby: For how many hours do you watch TV everyday? Aman: Mostly for one hour. On holidays I may watch for even two hours or more. Bobby: Why do you watch television? Aman: I watch it for information and entertainment. Bobby: Do you watch movies too? Aman: I don’t have enough time to watch movies. I hardly watch one movie a month. Bobby: Are movies good for our society? Aman: Most of them are not. They waste our time and energy. People don’t learn anything good from them.
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- Now‚ I’d just like to say that no other art form has had quite the impact on our lives that the motion pictures have. Cinema is one of the best types of art and cinematography is considered to be one of the rare wonders. To many people in the twentieth century that was the golden age of the cinema. - Yes‚ I agree entirely here. Indeed‚ the movies are truly an art of our time — they were born and have come of age in the twentieth century‚ and they now demand the serious consideration given to
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contexts from direct selling to clients to coaching‚ team building‚ appraising‚ motivating and leading” (Atkinson‚ 2012). Rhetoric is a tool that we can use throughout our careers and in our daily lives. I will be defining rhetoric‚ listing the benefits of persuasion‚ the five stages of the persuasion process‚ and how I feel persuasion will help me in my profession. Rhetoric is “the art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people”
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The novel “The Reader” is narrated in first person by one of the main characters‚ Michael Berg. It is told in the style of an autobiography therefore includes his memories of certain events intermingled with current events. Consequently‚ these events are told from only one point of view and are reliant on one person’s memory‚ but also provide insights into Michael’s character and personality. There will be a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of having this style of narration in this
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