Activity 16
Considering Your Task and Your Rhetorical Situation - Analyzing the Writing Task
Understanding what the writing task asks you to do is the first important step in the
writing process. Read through the below passage the first time with the grain, paying
attention to your general understanding of the focus and purpose.
In this 21st century reality of personalized news-feeds, Web searches, and social
media content, we are inundated by information; sometimes we contribute to that
flood with media we create or forward. As if that weren't enough, now the
information we come across online might be crafted to appeal to our personal
biases and fears. In the texts we've read, both authors assume the importance of
trying to understand issues from a variety of perspectives, but how best to do so
remains an important question.