Post 6: Boyd's Rhetorical Strategy

It was interesting to see how Janet Boyd prompted the reader to do a certain task and then predicted how the reader would react. When talking about the detective scenario, she asks the question "how did you know how to write like a detective would in the first place?" (89). This surprised me as I thought of the same answer she predicted, and it created a rhetorical situation that convinced me to agree her claim that was supported later, "When you write an academic paper, you are practicing how to use the jargon you have internalized through studying that discipline as you write for professors and students within that field" (89). She utilized a scenario to develop a rhetoric and to prove myself that using certain ways to express the meaning is what a rhetoric should be.


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Boyd, Janet. “Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking).” Writing Spaces Reading on Writing, edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel             Zemliansky, vol. 2, Parlor Press, 2011.

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  1. tylermillion5November 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM

    Hello Youngun, I felt the same way while reading Boyd’s writing. Her interactive approach to involve the reader was unique and enlightened my knowledge with rhetoric.

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  2. Clint WilsonNovember 12, 2024 at 3:13 PM

    Hello Youngjun, good point you make about Janet predicting how the reader would react. I have often times found myself being lead by the writer and sometimes to a point that I would not naturally arrive at. I guess this is what good rhetoric should be doing.

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  3. Consuela2017November 13, 2024 at 5:09 PM

    Hello Youngjun, I also liked how Boyd used scenarios to try to get us to understand how another reader would view what we write. And how to catch the attention of your reader and maintain it.

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  4. Elijah SotoNovember 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM

    You've made a good observation when it comes to Boyd interacting with the reader, as it shows how we as writers should try and grasp onto the readers' attention with our own rhetorical writing.

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  5. tahj evansNovember 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM

    I completely agree with your view of Boyd's methods. She successfully emphasizes the nuances of writing in specific circumstances and captivates readers with a sympathetic narrative. By asking, "How did you initially learn how to write like a detective?" She not only challenges our assumptions, but she also underlines the importance of learning the language and practices of a certain subject.

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