Blog Post 10

For the final assemblage project I have been brainstorming ideas. I thought about many exigences that may strongly invite utterance. Controversial issues are talked about everyday and can serve as a rhetoric because they can persuade a specific audience, or mediators of change.

My first exigence that I was considering is gun control. The restriction, or limitation of guns has been a long debate. Citizens, lawmakers and gun lobbyists have been disputing over the issue of gun control for more than a century. An audience for this rhetoric can be American citizens. A few constrains could be opposing attitudes toward gun control, for example republicans. Also, American citizens that can not vote is a constrain that influences the rhetoric because the it limits it to target only specific Americans are allowed to vote on the topic of gun control. A good medium is a formal speech that addresses the audience on the topic of gun control.

Another exigence to consider is gay rights, specifically the right of same-sex marriage. This is another controversial issue that has been going on for a long time as well. The debate on whether to extend the right of marriage to homosexuals is a rhetorical situation. The audience I would target is American citizens, although very broad. Some constrains for this rhetoric would be religion, or beliefs, American people who are not mediators of change, and people with opposing attitudes toward the issue.

Lastly, I considered the issue of abortion. The right of abortion serves as a rhetoric as well. An audience for this would be American women between a certain ages, probably ages 18 – 32. Some constrains are traditions, religion, attitude, and women who are not mediators of change. A good medium for this is probably a speech to the audience regarding this topic. Modes include speech, microphone, formal clothing, et cetera.