Blog #11

1. Who is talking/writing?
2. Who is the primary audience for this text?
3. What does the text say (or imply) “rhetoric” is? What does this text say (or imply) “genre” is?
4. What is the main argument or message of this text? 
5. What does this text say about the importance of rhetoric in other fields like law and medicine?

The writer of this piece of writing is Jason Palmeri. He is an Associate Professor of English at Miami University. I think the primary audience for this text is the public that are interested in research/the study of English because throughout this text it goes into question to process when doing research and how to correctly write when researching. The text implies that rhetoric is, “the ability to produce “rich” narratives that moved back and forth between medical and legal discourses.” The text says that the genre is reports, medical records, and statements because nurse consultants and lawyers read and compose these forms of writing. The main message of this text is what type of discipline they do and what forms are writing compose of their discipline. This texts says that the importance of rhetoric it has in this specific field is key because without it, there isn’t evidence, proof, and any sort of guide to move forward with injury reports and law suits. Writing is a very big part of these fields and it will never go away in existence, whether it moves to technology or stays on physical paper.