Down, Doug (2017). Rhetoric: Making Sense of Human Interaction and Meaning Making – retrieved January 15th, 2018, https://d2l.depaul.edu/d2l/le/content/603206/viewContent/4539374/View
In “Rhetoric: Making Sense of Human Interaction and Meaning Making”, Doug Downs writes about the fundamentals of rhetoric. He explains what makes rhetoric motivating for the writer, how ecology plays a role in rhetoric, and the significance of Kairos, sequential time.
In the article, Downs says that rhetoric can be something that anyone can enjoy if they are given the proper circumstances, such as motivation.
The author’s purpose is to convey the importance of rhetoric to individuals who may be ‘writing just to submit an assignment’ rather than enjoying what they need to write about. The author does this in order to make the audience aware of how enjoyable rhetoric can be if a person takes the time out to find a topic of great interest.
The author’s intended audience may be young students who ‘force write’, instead of enjoying what they are writing about. The author wishes to change the young students’ perspective on rhetoric and on the writing process.
The author gets his point across by making use of credible sources and facts. In other words, the author makes use of ethos and logos in order to convey his message to the audience.
Baker, Raquel. (2012, November 29th). Opinion: the Visual Rhetoric of Public Space – Little village. Retrieved January 15th, 2018, http://littlevillagemag.com/opinion-the-visual-rhetoric-of-public-space/
In “Opinion: the Visual Rhetoric of Public Space”, Raquel Baker writes about the significance of the ad posters that are being put up and how their design and location appeal to viewers. She also explains what the ad is trying to convey, which in this case it is promoting a new building which will be built to remind individuals of the Suak’s leader, Blackhawk.
In the article, Baker says that any piece of art can hold any kind of meaning as long as the piece of art is created with the right intentions.
The author’s purpose is to tell the readers that any piece of art can hold any meaning and that one piece of art might have a strong meaning for one person while having no meaning to another person.
The intended audience is anyone who does not truly understand the meaning of art. The author hopes to explain to readers why art is significant to some and not significant to others.
The author uses mostly ethos and pathos to appeal to the readers and convey their point of the significance of art.
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