Understanding Rhetorical Situations with Bitzer, Vatz, & Consigny
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ENGL 1301
04.23.12
Monty
A
three-part “conversation” between Lloyd
Bitzer, Richard Vatz, and Scott Consigny
Dealt with rhetoric as it pertains to
persuasive, social situations
Argued for different understandings of
audience
Demonstrated a triangulated approach to
epistemology
Bitzer (1968)
Concerned
with the contexts that
prompted people to write
Situation gives existence to the
discourse, not the other way around
Rhetoric is pragmatic
The rhetorical situation is comprised
of: exigency, audience, and
restraints
Ethos is malleable
Vatz (1973)
Backwards
Bitzer
Situation is tied to the
interpretations of the speaker
Rhetorical situations are not static,
neither are morals and ethics
Meaning is rhetorically constructed
(social epistemology)
Consigny (1974)
Not
every rhetorical situation involves
a clear-cut problem
The rhetor isn't there to answer
questions or solve problems, but to ask
questions and recognize problems;
must posses integrity and recptivity
Problems do not pose themselves
Rhetoric and a “heuristic” and
“managerial art”
Topoi, topics, and common places
Map the entire
article, indicating the
author’s main points
and arguments
Due via email by
Friday, April 27 @
11:30 PM
Individual
Compose a minilesson explaining the
author’s main points
and arguments
Present findings to
class on Wednesday,
April 25, 10-15
minutes
Group