comp 2000 journal entry 6

1) By rhetorical situation, Bitzer does not mean a physical situation to be involved in. eg an embarrasing or dangerous situation to be involved in.

2) By rherorical situation, Bitzer means the implied characteristics of a context in which speakers and writers generate ideas for conversation.

3) Exigence is the whole atmosphere of an event. eg. what happened, what was said, who was there, did it rain enough to flood the place, and ruin the event for everyone?

b) An example of an exigence someone could respond to in writing, would be to ask someone to write about their trip to spain, and explain if they accomplished everything they set out to do on their trip.