Audience theory

Chavez was a civil rights leader and a labor union organizer who delivered a carefully crafted speech by acknowledging the perspective of his audience in order to vouch for the use of nonviolence over violence. While Chavez is arguing against the use of violence, he refrains from blaming anyone who had ever used violence. He manages to gain the trust of the audience by presenting himself as an understanding and compassionate individual, which allows them to be more receptive to his message. On the tenth

The rhetorical situation is defined as the context of a rhetorical event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of restraints. While this may be true, there are many interpretations and versions of these situations. In David Bartholomae’s text, “Inventing the University,” he explains the situation of college students learning to fit the requirements of their college professors. Another author named Kevin Davis formulated an essay titled, “Does Coming to College Mean Becoming Someone New

curl Right in the middle of her forehead; When she was good, she was very, very good, And when she was bad, she was horrid!” Atwood begins her speech with an anecdote and quotes this famous nursery rhyme to gain a personal connection with her audience and to introduce the subject of her speech – women in literature. Atwood established herself as a controversial writer, bringing her radical views such as feminism to the centre of

plays relaxing music and now the audience are relaxed and therefore don't expect the next scene which is the boat scene to be frightening. But it is and the audience will be scared as the shark attacks. The music that gives you a clue that the shark is coming can be very nerve racking as you don't know when it is going to attack the boat, while the men are having fun. Psycho music is very different; it is more expecting for the audience because the music is very high

creates suspense by conveying unsettling emotions that the audience can relate to and that give a false sense of predictability. The title of this story, a major factor of suspense, tells the audience exactly what will happen. The interior suspense gives hidden meaning to the title and adds many twists to its foreboding plot. The element of suspense, leaving audiences guessing about future events, allows the audience to get emotionally involved in the story line. In essence

Slide 1: For my rhetoric situation project, I chose an ad that I found interesting. This ad is a gun control advertisement. It sparked an interest of mine because it has to do with one of the Constitutional rights, our 2nd Amendment which is the right to bear arms. This ad is wanting to put at the very least some more control on guns and that’s challenging the lines of the Constitution which sparked my interests. Slide 2: The advertisement I ended up choosing is one done by “MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR

The movement decisions made by the director were key to making audience members feel certain and distinct emotions. The opening sequence of Mary Poppins shows a backdrop of the city of London. As the credits scroll by, the camera pans from right to left on the backdrop until it zooms in on Mary Poppins sitting on a cloud. This specific camera movement allows for the audience to make an easily detectable assumption that this lady on the cloud will be important in the story of “Mary Poppins”. Another

testimonies to establish his credibility. The author’s purpose is to persuade the audience so that they believe the internet has had a significant impact on the way individuals express themselves through their writing. Although Thompson uses several rhetorical strategies that helped support his argument, there were also moments when his strategy worked against his claim. The author writes in an informative tone to his audience, the readers of his book and others interested in the topic of science and technology

A narrative should feel real to an audience. Whether it be a book, TV, or film, we the audience expect the characters and storyline to somehow depict our reality. To do this, films need to have problems that the audience can relate to and must have characters that have similar characteristics and backgrounds to the audience. If this can be achieved the audience’s role of determining what is realistic will be accomplished. An audience wants to be invested and it is their role to be. They crave for

The film Bears Discover Fire written by Terry Bisson is a film that was produced by college students. This film covers many different controversial topics. The book allows for many different perceptions of these topics to be seen.. Although the title of the film has a scientific feeling, it is more of a fantasy than a science fiction film. In the film “Bears Discover fire” one may interpret the movie as more of a fantasy film, with that being said the elements of a fantasy story base line can be