What is your research question/rhetorical situation?
- How would one be able to establish boundaries to stabilize the power dynamic that would not damage any of the two in a true friendship?
What is your connection to rhetorical situation and why are you uniquely placed to write about it?
- I was in this situation, and I was able to sort it out after setting some boundaries. Since we only started setting concrete boundaries 13 years into the relationship, I went through multiple dilemmas.
Where do you imagine your writing “existing”? (newspaper, magazine, youtube, personal blog)
- I would imagine this in a personal blog. This would exist in a comfortable space where thoughts get sorted out. Only people of choice would get access to this.
Who is your target audience?
- Anyone who is:
- Of any age
- Struggling to maintain a friendship
- Seeing moments when the friendship makes them uncomfortable
- Is in a friendship that has been going on for a long time
- Feeling a tip in the power dynamic
What form will your writing take? (Research paper, narrative, letter, script.)
- I am currently leaning towards a letter.
Why is this form the most effective way to communicate to your target audience?
- This gives a form of privacy as well as a sense of familiarity. I can talk directly to the audience.
What is the value you’re trying to impart on your audience
- No matter how long a friendship has been going on or however long you think the friendship will last, a true friendship will always need boundaries to keep it going.