In “Reading Rhetorically”, from WRI@SLU, rhetorical reading is defined as using what you are reading to understand what you are reading. Essentially, it is trying to understand what an author is saying. When rhetorically reading you are analyzing the author and their point of view but also you must understand how to interpret what they are saying and why they are saying it. This leads us into Haas and Flower’s “Rhetorical Reading Strategies and the Construction of Meaning”, the authors claim that experienced readers are more likely to read rhetorically and critically in order for them to determine the purpose, context, and other qualities of the text. On the other hand, they claim that inexperienced readers read for comprehension in order to ultimately create a summary. The authors introduce the idea that rhetorical reading strategies are essential to critical reading and the construction of meaning.
Lastly, in “Reading and Writing as a Researcher”, From WRI@SLU, the idea to be creative and use processes to display knowledge of rhetoric and the role of reading and writing in critical thinking is introduced to establish reading comprehension and better your own writing. It shows that reading and writing go hand in hand although to many they appear as separate. When you read a text and understand it, you are understanding the rhetoric behind what the writer is saying. Because of this context, in particular using rhetoric as the example, the text suggests that once you are able to understand and identify the components of rhetoric in others writing as a reader, you are then able to utilize it in your own writing.
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