Rhetorical Conventions Pertaining to the Prevalence of Inflation

A‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍ssignment Overview Track down two different articles about the same topic and use them to illustrate the rhetorical conventions of your discipline. One of the articles should be intended to be read by "the general public" (i.e., non-specialists)—for example, newspaper or magazine articles, or most websites. The second article should be written for an audience of experts in the field—this could include articles in professional trade journals, conference presentations, peer-reviewed scholarly research, or other appropriate sources. When you have selected and read each article, identify and analyze how each one uses the rhetorical categories of Purpose, Audience, Tone, Genre, and Context. Use that analysis to explain how writing within your professional field is different from writing for the general public. Note: You are not trying to summarize the text or respond to the author's arguments. The content—what the articles are aboutis not really important (although I do encourage you to choose a topic that is interesting to you personally!). Instead, your goal is to understand the authors' rhetorical choices, and how those choices illustrate the ways people in your field "talk" to each other. You are pulling apart these texts and showing how they work. Rhetorical Situation According to Swales, "discourse communities possess and utilize specific genres." What he means is that different disciplines use specific kinds of texts for specific purposes, and professionals within the field have specific (although often unstated)‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍ expectations about how those texts should be crafted and presented.These conventions cover everything from whether to use first or third person, when to use active or passive voice, how to cite sources, and more. To communicate effectively with professionals in your field, you need to be aware of those expectations. Purpose: Identify, analyze, and compare the rhetorical features of documents both within and outside your discipline to help your readers understand the writing conventions of the field. Audience: Fellow UB students (or those in the general public) who participate in your discourse community and would benefit from your explanation of appropriate writing behaviors in the field. Genre: Professional report (note that this varies depending on the discipline—an accountant, a lawyer, and a marketing consultant will have different ideas about what a report is supposed to look like; part of your job is to decide what is appropriate in your own DC) Assignment Details ? 3 – 4 pages ? Track down two different texts about the same topic, and one of them should be a website. Use them to illustrate the rhetorical conventions of your discipline. ? Analyze how each article uses the rhetorical categories of Purpose, Audience, Tone, Genre, and Context. Explain how writing within your professional field is different from writing for the general public. Other Requirements ? Cite at least 2 sources that you have used in your research in either MLA or APA style. ? The Rhetorical Analysis Report should f

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