Rhetorical Situation for "Digital Natives"

Author:

· Who is she? What kind of writing does she do? What organizations does she belong to? What is her reputation?

Audience:

· Who seems to be the intended audience?

· Who might be secondary audiences?

· How is the text shaped to target those people?

Purpose:

· What is the author trying to achieve?

· What does the author want us to do, believe, or understand?

Context:

· When and where was the text written and where is it intended to be read/seen/heard?

· How does the current context influence our reading of the text?

Genre:

· What do you know about this particular genre?

· How does that influence the message being conveyed?

Claims:

· Remember: A claim is an assertion of truth; statement writers want an audience to accept.

· Claims are contestable, and deal with matters on which there is disagreement and uncertainty.

Evidence:

· The component of the argument used as support for the claims made.

· Evidence is the support, reasons, data/information used to help persuade/prove an argument.

Claim #1:

Type: Unqualified Claim of Fact/Existence

“But something is missing from this education.”

Evidence:

Type: Quotes from Experts or Experienced Individuals

“Boyd, who works as a principal researcher at Microsoft Research, argues that ‘the rhetoric of ‘digital natives’’ is dangerous because it distorts the realities of kids’ virtual lives, the result being that they don’t learn what they need to know about online living” (Wong 2).

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