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Discussion 2
Before posting, listen to the Mere Rhetoric podcast: "The Rhetorical
Situation"( https://mererhetoric.libsyn.com/rhetorical-situation-new-and-improved)
Since the components of the rhetorical situation are intertwined and interact with each
other, as one aspect shifts so too must the others. In other words, as writers we must
consider how shifts in purpose or context might impact reader-users and adjust our
writing appropriately.
For this week's discussion, I want us to watch a video clip of a Robert Kennedy
speech(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCrx_u3825g) and discuss how he addresses
the change in rhetorical situation. Let me begin to set the rhetorical situation with some
background information.
In 1968, Robert Kennedy, then a New York senator, was on the campaign trail as part of
his presidential bid. He was scheduled to deliver a campaign speech on April 4, 1968 to a
group of supporters in Indiana. As some of you may recognize the date, he found out not
long before his scheduled appearance that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been
assassinated. Since this was in a time before mobile devices, Twitter, Facebook, etc. no
one in the crowd was aware of the events that had occurred. Additionally, it was at the
height of the civil rights movement. The purpose, or issue, of Kennedy's speech suddenly
shifts from one of rally and support to one of b...