Journal Entry 6

Jose Villafuerte
Comp 2000
Journal Entry 6



1. What does Bitzer not mean by “rhetorical situation”? In other words, how does his view differ from past views the readers might compare to his?

His does not look for the actual events or circumstances but instead the nature of the context form which the speaker creates the rhetorical discourse.

2. What does Bitzer mean by “rhetorical situation”?

Bitzer when describingwhat is rhetorical situation is looking for the nature of the contexts in which the speaker creates a rhetorical discourse.

3. Explain what “exigence” is. Give your own example of an exigence someone could respond to in writing.

Exigence is defect, an obstacle, something waiting to be done. Exigence someone could respond to in writing for example would be second hand smoke, because it encourages people to modify laws and statues in a positive way that goes against second hand smoke. Also it provides discourse, producing public awareness and such.