Rhetorical Situations

In the writing “Rhetorical Situations” these situations are the context in which speakers or writers create rhetorical discourse according to LLoyd Bitzer. There are six different components and those are author, exigence, purpose, audience, constraint and affordance. Each plays an important role in rhetorical situations. Without an understanding of each component, it is difficult to grasp the situation overall. The first step in composing rhetorical situations is exigence. This is the thing that inspires the author to write. By changing the perspective from reader to writer this situation or problem is much easier to identify. Discourse creates a primary and secondary audiences. Primary audiences are the first to be given or shown the situation and make the decisions. Secondary audiences are never directed at but still have an insight into the rhetorical situation. Both roles help the author achieve their overall objective. Depending on what the audience is, the author changes the way they go about conveying the situation. One change between both audiences could be the way of addressing the situation. There are many different mediums, and each has their own subject. Overall, the purpose of rhetorical situations can be found in the author’s writing and is designed for each audience.