Rhetorical Situations Summary

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The author discusses how in rhetorical situations, there is a subject but to this subject there are more than one rhetor and audience. Rhetorical situations occur when language is used to convey a message. The importance of these rhetorical situations is for the rhetors and students to understand why this is important. Since rhetoric is an understanding of ‘why’ rather than ‘what’ and our author feels that students need to recognize and ask themselves. Grant-Davie explains how rhetorical situations are controlled by the speaker, or rhetor. He claims that students that have a better understanding of rhetorical situations and the importance will make them well equipped when it comes to important stressful, casual situations. They analyze situations