Lloyd Bitzer states that the rhetorical situation is a context that addresses an issue through exigence, audience and constraints (Bitzer 8). Exigence is best defined as being a change that a certain organization or individuals wants made. The audience are the individuals who can make the change happen. Finally, the constraints have the power to constrain decision and action needed to modify the exigence (Bitzer 8). Counseling and Substance Abuse Services, or CASAS, reported that over seventy percent of College of Charleston students are not current marijuana users. From these responses, the numbers prove that the students may lie due to societal pressure and not because marijuana is a truly dangerous drug. The flyer, posted around the majority
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The red on the flyer only focuses on non-current marijuana users which can bring more attention to the flyer. The most important statement is the we make better choices than you think(Counseling and Substance Abuse Services) since it is the most important evidence on this flyer about the misuse of the word usage. From this piece of evidence, CASAS appears to seek out acceptance from individuals who can make an impact on the college. They want to make it appear to be that those who do not consume drugs are highly more educated than those that consume drugs. However, the main exigence is to help those who need it, but the print is in black and is not as huge as the red font …show more content…
Under the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, the drug was ruled as being a danger to society due to men of color becoming violent and sexually harassing white women(Burnett, Malik, Dr., and Amanda Reiman, PhD.). Later this would become unconstitutional due to the racist remarks, instead of focusing on the importance of the drug and safety for others. The future laws would focus more on the effects it had on individuals, but the drug itself has been used for many centuries. Marijuana is thought to be a drug that is only used for recreational purposes, but for centuries it has been used to treat medical purposes. Not all marijuana users are psychologically dependent on the substance or appear to be less educated to those that do not consume the
The red on the flyer only focuses on non-current marijuana users which can bring more attention to the flyer. The most important statement is the we make better choices than you think(Counseling and Substance Abuse Services) since it is the most important evidence on this flyer about the misuse of the word usage. From this piece of evidence, CASAS appears to seek out acceptance from individuals who can make an impact on the college. They want to make it appear to be that those who do not consume drugs are highly more educated than those that consume drugs. However, the main exigence is to help those who need it, but the print is in black and is not as huge as the red font …show more content…
Under the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, the drug was ruled as being a danger to society due to men of color becoming violent and sexually harassing white women(Burnett, Malik, Dr., and Amanda Reiman, PhD.). Later this would become unconstitutional due to the racist remarks, instead of focusing on the importance of the drug and safety for others. The future laws would focus more on the effects it had on individuals, but the drug itself has been used for many centuries. Marijuana is thought to be a drug that is only used for recreational purposes, but for centuries it has been used to treat medical purposes. Not all marijuana users are psychologically dependent on the substance or appear to be less educated to those that do not consume the