The first
reading of the week was “So what? Who cares” which talks a lot about how to
connect to the reader and how to make it easier for him or her to understand.
The text explains the importance of explaining for the reader why it is
important to read and why the reader should care about the subject. This is an
important part of adapting your writing to make it more applicable to the
reader. By explaining why the subject is important and to whom it is important,
it is easier for the reader to understand why this is important for him or her
to read.
The reading
from “Understanding Rhetoric” continuous on the same subject, but instead of focusing
why it matters and to whom, the text talks about the importance of supporting
your arguments. Dropping statements without backing up with evidence will make
it hard for the reader to understand what and why you are arguing for a
specific topic and a confused reader is less likely to continue reading your
text. A good argument needs to explain the different evidences that need to be
considered before someone can decide if they are pro or con the specific
argument. Fact, circumstances, relationships, and reasons, are all important
parts of the “investigation” and if they don’t make sense and point to the same
conclusion, the reader will have a hard time following the argument and he or
she will probably not be able to understand what and why you are arguing for
the specific argument.
During
these last couple of weeks, we have read a lot about how to persuade the reader
by adapting your writing to make it easier for the audience to understand. By
explaining why someone should read your text and how it is important for that
person, the reader will be more interested and focused on what you have to say.
A focused and interested reader is easier to persuade and if you at the same
time can support your arguments with great evidences, the reader will
understand what and why you are arguing for and hopefully, the writer managed
to affect the reader through his writing.
Adam, I really liked this reading actually. I used it in my final paper and it was useful while writing to. It is for sure and important part of adapting your writing to the reader. Most of my paper was about adapting to your reader so the “So What? Who cares?” question came up many times while writing and that is one thing I like about this class – the readings are easy to understand and you can actually use them while doing assignments/writing your papers. I also read your drafts for the final paper and they were really interesting and it looks like you are going down a good path! Good luck on your final paper and all your other finals to!
SvaraRadera