Rhetorical Situation

this is the person presenting the message

• speaker/author

• exigence

• purpose

• audience

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

the person or group that the speaker wants to convince or manipulate

• exigence

• message

• audience

• purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

this is the overall result that the speaker wants to happen

• message

• purpose

• argument

• audience

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

this encompasses the speaker, audience, message, context, exigence, and all the surrounding factors that go into achieving a purpose.

• exigence

• audience

• rhetorical situation

• message

this is the words of the text or speech; a summary of what the speaker says.

• message

• purpose

• rhetorical situation

• exigence

this this the spark or tipping point that causes the speaker to craft the message

• purpose

• audience

• rhetorical situation

• exigence

another way of referring to the overall rhetorical situation; can include time period, location, age/gender/social status of the speaker

• context

• audience

• purpose

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5