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Knowledge of the rhetorical situation and all of the aspects in which make up this concept can assist in shaping and guiding your writing in any situation, academic or professional. These concepts will help you identify aspects of self identification along with understanding the culture of the society you are surrounded by. A thorough understanding of rhetorical situation will make every writing situation come naturally to the writer.

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Culture encapsulates every other aspect of rhetorical situation, this will essentially solely shape your entire writing in any situation. Being aware of this will help you plan and complete your writing in any situation or task in which you are assigned.

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"Your culture, personal characteristics, and interests affect what you write about and how you write it." It is important to consider the same aspects that make up that of the writer when considering rhetorical situation. These aspects of you as a person will shape your writing in terms of language and purpose.

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I had to write about the rising and controversial topic of gender for my anthropology course, given my sister being an individual who identifies as gender neutral it is something I have come to normalize in my mind. Therefore I write very openly and acceptive of this topic, although those who have never experienced this or who's upbringing taught them that there are only two gender may write about this topic very differently than I.

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Knowing the context of the world and your surrounding environment will help shape the language you use within the writing in which you are composing to appeal to the writer and avoid offensive and sensitive words or phrases.

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"Context is the situation which generates the need for writing." It is vital to consider what is popular or occurring in the world around you when panning your writing. Even if a topic is assigned to you, knowing these factors will also assist you in avoiding sensitive subjects and adjusting your wording to appeal to what the writer may be thinking about or dealing with.

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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, an essay or article surrounding social distancing would be more widely viewed than if it was written today.

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Topic is at the forefront of aspects of rhetorical situation that must be taken into consideration when planning your writing, if not the very first. This will shape how and what you include in your writing meanwhile also will grant an idea of who your target audience will be.

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The topic of your writing "may be broadened or narrowed based on the length of your writing and your interests." If your situation is brief, such as a memo or email, you will be forced to sum up and explain the topic by being concise and thorough. But if you are writing an essay or paper then you have more room for explanation and or narration.

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I once had to discuss my past experiences with drug addiction, this was an easy topic to discuss due to the fact I could supply a point of view from both an inside and outside perspective. I was able to touch upon what it was like to interact with a loved one who was suffering from addiction, meanwhile also granting the experience from an individual who had undergone addiction themselves.

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Understanding your audience, including their age, culture, past experiences, and social class, is vital to understanding your rhetorical situation and being able to properly construct your writing to appeal to any given situation or circumstance.

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"Many of the same factors which affect the writer also affect the audience." This is why it is vital to understand all aspects of the rhetorical situation, one can relate to the other. When taking into account all the aspects necessary to understand yourself such as age, background, culture, and beliefs, it is important to consider these aspects of the audience as well.

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The differences in your writing based on who you are writing to can greatly affect how you write, for example when I type an email to my friend, the language I utilize is much more casual than if I were typing to my boss. Which would be much more formal and I would stress a professional tone throughout. The tone and language utilized throughout in an email to my boss would much more similar to an email to my teacher or professor.

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Understanding your purpose for writing is vital to knowing your rhetorical situation, it will help you shape and outline what you are writing and how you will go about completing the task.

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"Rhetorical situations rarely have only one purpose." It is vital to remember and recognize that you can have multiple purposes in your writing, given the context of your writing, who you are appealing to, the strengths of you as a writer, and your goal. If you are good at comedic writing but also have to supply the reader is information on a subject or situation, then your purpose would be to entertain and inform.

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For example, I was tasked with composing an essay regarding the negative effects of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and why the reader should be negatively about this action as well. This is an example of having multiple purposes in writing, I had to inform the reader of why the negative effects of fracking out weigh the benefits. Meanwhile also utilizing evidence and statistics to persuade the reader that they should feel the same way.

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The first and foremost aspect of rhetorical situation that needs to be understood and comprehended is the writer, in other words this refers to understanding yourself and how your experiences may shift and strengthen your writing.

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"Your culture, personal characteristics, and interests affect what you write and how you write it." Understanding your own personal biases and how your experiences may shape your writing in different situations is vital to being able to adapt your writing given the context. Meanwhile it also will assist in shaping in the way you opt to go about writing in the situation along with shifting your writing to appeal to your strong suits.

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For example, for a paper I was required to write for my cross cultural anthropology course I was asked to relate to certain key issues we discussed in class, one of which was domestic abuse. Me being able to personally relate to this subject supplied a much different perspective than if the writer was touching upon this subject with an outside perspective. I was able to not only utilize outside stories and evidence but also touch upon these stories and express the truth behind these quotes.

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Everyday writing is more than academic or scholarly, it is something that we knowingly or unknowingly do within our everyday lives.

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Being aware of the rhetorical situation surrounding every writing scenario you are presented with will prepare the writer to compose a complete and thorough paper, memo, or excerpt in any writing scenario, not just academic.