Miller:
The author of this piece is Carolyn R. Miller. She was a professor of rhetoric and technical communication at NC State. The primary audience for this text is other rhetoricians because it was published in the quarterly journal of speech. The text implies that genre is what allows us to identify discourse. She also explains how genre has many definitions and can not be restricted to one kind of discourse and depends more on rhetorical situation. I believe the main point of the article was to persuade and inform people of her opinion.
Wardle:
The author of this piece is Elizabeth Wardle. She is a professor and director of the writing excellence center at Miami University in Ohio. The primary audience for this text is students because it is a book about how to improve your writing. The text explains that you can not write anything without a general topic and genre is that general topic. Her view on writing is very rigid and structured with little wiggle room whereas the other texts explain how writing is not as structured. Her idea is that you must know what you are going to write about and how you are going to write it. I believe the rhetorical purpose is to persuade and inform readers.
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I agree that both of the rhetorical purposes of the articles are to persuade and inform. Although Miller’s text was published in the quarterly journal of speech, I think that her audience was geared towards students because she’s a professor and she said to disregard anything you’ve learned from teachers and professors.
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