In Kevin Roozen’s article “Writing Is a Social and Rhetorical Activity” he implied how rhetorical is an everyday writing thing by giving examples of simple tasks of writing everyone does on a daily basis. He soon acknowledges that all writing is rhetorical writing. The article soon uses examples such as a father writing a heartfelt card to his daughter to indicate his love for her, and a child writing a note on their hand to remind them of something they need to do. He pointed it out to explain that all writing has a purpose and an audience. This article also hits points about how writing is always influenced by another. One of the main examples he uses is the father giving a card to his daughter restating his memory of his childhood cards from his parents. He includes this to show how one may consciously or unconsciously use another writing to help their own. Kevin Roozen wrote this article to show in his mind what social and rhetorical writing does in the world of writing.
Everyone writes many things each day and all of them have a reason and audience. One of the main thigs I wrote this week is a grocery list it was for not only myself but for my boyfriend. The grocery list was rhetorical written simple and concise to keep all the needs easy to read and find. The grocery list was also socially affected due to sharing ideas on what to purchase and what was needed. The social and rhetorical wiring is important to know to make sure you can read something and understand why the person wrote it like they did and where they are coming from. All of these thoughts will bring more meaning to writing and give other writing the light it deserves. You may read an article form the Great Depression that may sound like they are just giving up when in reality they were going through desperate times with no food and poor living conditions. A person will definitely understand things more if they know the social and rhetorical meaning behind stuff.
