Genres are a way to accomplish a specific goal. James Paul Gee’s work describes how genres produce certain social norms and reflect dominant discourses. Genres have different effects for discourse communities depending on the people. In this essay, we will hypothesize how dominant discourses from genres are defined by rhetorical situations.
Background
Genres are a tool for studying academic, workplace and public environments. In the Rhetorical Genre Studies approach to teaching genre analysis, students learn how to recognize genres as rhetorical responses to and reflections of the situations in which they are used. Genre is a type of literature determined by form and content. Rhetorical Genre Studies scholars examine genre as social action, …show more content…
Each of these determine research methods, vocabulary, and structure. Rhetorical situations are defined as “a complex of persons, events, objects, and relations presenting an actual or potential exigence which can be completely or partially removed if discourse, introduced into the situation, can so constrain human decision or action as to bring about the significant modification of the exigence (Bitzer).” “In other words, a rhetorical situation is a situation where a speaker or writer sees a need to change reality and sees that the change may be effected through rhetorical discourse (Grant-Davie).” Some examples include The Declaration of Independence, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural …show more content…
“A rhetorical audience consists only of those persons who are capable of being influenced by discourse (Bitzer).” The audience for the article from the journal of American College Health are healthcare professionals. Geographers and individuals interested in population displacement are the audience for Amanda’s literature review. Constraints are the rules of the situation. For example, the beliefs of the audience, evidence and the atmosphere of the environment. Constraints lead the audience to be more or less considerate to a discourse. A few constraints in both literature reviews are formal tone and lots of citations. Exigence in the real world like real problems and a lack of knowledge are another constraint. “A rhetor is said to work within the constraints of the situation (Grant-Davie).” Lots of citations are used in literature reviews. Citations are added immediately after a quote from an author. Amanda’s literature review uses anthropologists claims for informing on the background of a subject. In-text citations are added in almost every sentence in a literature review. In the article from the journal, citations are used in most of each
Background
Genres are a tool for studying academic, workplace and public environments. In the Rhetorical Genre Studies approach to teaching genre analysis, students learn how to recognize genres as rhetorical responses to and reflections of the situations in which they are used. Genre is a type of literature determined by form and content. Rhetorical Genre Studies scholars examine genre as social action, …show more content…
Each of these determine research methods, vocabulary, and structure. Rhetorical situations are defined as “a complex of persons, events, objects, and relations presenting an actual or potential exigence which can be completely or partially removed if discourse, introduced into the situation, can so constrain human decision or action as to bring about the significant modification of the exigence (Bitzer).” “In other words, a rhetorical situation is a situation where a speaker or writer sees a need to change reality and sees that the change may be effected through rhetorical discourse (Grant-Davie).” Some examples include The Declaration of Independence, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural …show more content…
“A rhetorical audience consists only of those persons who are capable of being influenced by discourse (Bitzer).” The audience for the article from the journal of American College Health are healthcare professionals. Geographers and individuals interested in population displacement are the audience for Amanda’s literature review. Constraints are the rules of the situation. For example, the beliefs of the audience, evidence and the atmosphere of the environment. Constraints lead the audience to be more or less considerate to a discourse. A few constraints in both literature reviews are formal tone and lots of citations. Exigence in the real world like real problems and a lack of knowledge are another constraint. “A rhetor is said to work within the constraints of the situation (Grant-Davie).” Lots of citations are used in literature reviews. Citations are added immediately after a quote from an author. Amanda’s literature review uses anthropologists claims for informing on the background of a subject. In-text citations are added in almost every sentence in a literature review. In the article from the journal, citations are used in most of each