The Rhetorical Situation.

In Bitzer’s “The Rhetorical Situation” he brings up a few main arguments. One of which is the importance of constraints. He says that are part of the situation because they modify the exigence. This is a perfect example of how all three factors overlap and effect each other. Another main point he brought was that rhetorical bring a response. But not any response, a response which Bitzer calls “fitting”. A “fitting” response is a response that fits the situation. The Example that Bitzer gives is The Gettysburg Address. The Gettysburg address was a fantastic piece written by Lincoln, However if you were to take that speech out of context it would seem like mere poetry. In Emma Watson’s speech about feminism to the UN, she expresses exigence, audience and constraints throughout her speech. Exigence, that women are not being treated equally. Audience is everyone who is unaware of the situation. The constraints are those who believe that there is already gender equality.