1. The Rhetorical Triangle
J. Grooms
English

2. (Hint: You use it every day.)
Define Rhetoric.
(Hint: You use it every day.)

3. The rhetorical Triangle consists of three interrelated parts.?
Rhetorical triangle

4. Purpose: Why is the writer writing?
Rhetorical triangle

5. What is your purpose for writing?
Describing
Narrating
Illustrating
Comparing and contrasting
Persuasion
Process analysis
Division and Classification
Definition
Cause and effect
Argumentation
Or a combination of strategies?

6. Audience: Who is the writer addressing?
Purpose ?
Rhetorical triangle
Audience

7. Who is your Audience? Consider: Age Gender Race and Culture Politics
What do you know about your audience?
What do they know?
Formal vs. Informal?
Consider:
Age
Gender
Race and Culture
Politics
Education
(and more)

8. Writer’s Voice: Which voice the writer uses
Purpose
Writer’s Voice
Rhetorical triangle
Audience

9. Writer’s Voice: Which voice will you use?
Which of your voices will show up on the page?
Formal vs. Informal?
Humor, serious, sarcastic, objective, subjective, observant, etc.
Language Choice

10. As a writer
You will have to develop your writer’s voice.

11. The Rhetorical Triangle
purpose
Writer’s Voice
Rhetorical triangle
audience