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I found the reading very interesting, but also rather confusing. I never realized how complex choosing a genre can be. In high school, the only genre I used was academic writing and my main audience was my teacher. I was given a rubric for every paper and as long as I followed it, I received a good grade. I never thought there were different styles and designs I could use within one genre. However, unknowingly I have used different designs to present my academic work throughout high school. For example, I have used my art skills to create posters and paintings to communicate to my audience in a different media. During my projects, my primary purpose was to follow directions and impress my audience(my teacher). However, my secondary purpose was to communicate my opinions to my classmates on a more personal level. This shows how genres can be flexible and overlap.
Understanding what is your primary purpose is such a crucial part in composing. As a composer, you have to know your audience, purpose, and choice of genre to be able to pick the appropriate rhetorical appeal.(Ethos, Pathos, or Logos). In the project I talked about earlier, I feel like I used logos when I was writing my actual paper because I was using logic and facts to support my arguments. However, in the presentation I was using pathos because my audience had changed from my teacher to my classmates. I was trying to appeal to their emotions rather than convince them with facts. After the reading, I have a better understanding of choosing a genre and composition that is appropriate and effective for my audience.
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ReplyDeleteI too found it confusing purely because I was unaware of all the different ways to look at a paper and how to write depending on factors of various sorts.
ReplyDeleteI found it a bit confusing as well however reading it over again really "opened my eyes" so to speak. If you read the passage over again it should be a bit easier to read/ understand.
ReplyDeleteI also find it very important to know who your audience is and whether you are going to use logos, pathos, or ethos. Otherwise your audience may perceive your essays message wrong.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is very easy to find yourself using different genres throughout your life unknowingly! I never thought of something as simple as a poster in my high school's hallway to be a genre used to specifically communicate information in a way that would catch high schooler's attention.
ReplyDeleteI also found while reading this chapter how narrow my perspective of genres was in high school. I found it interesting how techniques intended for one genre can be used to strengthen another genre, primarily referring to ethos, pathos and logos.
ReplyDeleteHi Madison
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see the reading made you confused about genres. Confusion is the beginning of learning. Also, it's great to see your previous knowledge being challenged. That's the point of the class. I can't wait to see you develop even more as a writer.