Journal 6

Blitzer feels that Rhetorical Situations are different then other writing styles because the characteristics are different. He discusses how the word "situation" is not common in his style of writing. His type of writing involves people, audiences, speakers, conflicts. While the typical storybook writer talks about a situation. One might how sparky the dog crosses the street. There isn't any real argument here, its all about fixing something. While Blitzer believes that objects ideas should be based around persuasions, arguments, debates. His style involves getting people active, rather then listening, he makes them participate.

Blitzer describes Rhetorical situation as how things should be described, or what characteristics there are. He also says that many Rhetorical situations go unanswered. He wants to know what the nature of the situation is. I think what he means by Rhetorical Situation is the background information that sets the idea up. We have the characteristics, nature and information to allow the persuasion to take place, almost like the prelude.

Exigence is an imperfection and something that needs to be fixed. An example of exigence is bill that passes in the house but you do not agree on. You could write letters to your congress men and show that you disapprove of there new bill and try to change things. Another example is that if you do not like the security in the campus you could write a letter to the dean asking for tighter security and telling him the reason that security is not up to par if you will. The last exampel of exigence could be going on strike, the workers go on strike because there is something wrong and they strike until the issue gets fixed.