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Chapter One: The Bedford Book of Genres

Katherine Kumpf
ENC 2135
January 11, 2018
                       

            Chapter one of the Bedford Book of Genres introduced what exactly genres are, rhetorical situations, the purpose of compositions, and modes and media. Genres give us the ability to categorize types of compositions. For example, movies are a part of a motion picture category. Within this category there are topics like romance, comedy, science fiction, and horror. Genres are relatively flexible, and change on how a person uses them in their daily life. A rhetoric is defined as how to communicate effectively, with a purpose. There are rhetoric’s and rhetorical situations. Rhetorical situations are contexts that a person creates a composition. Rhetorical situations are used when a writer knows what the audience wants to hear, and writes exactly that. There are three reasons we write. The three reasons make up the purpose of writing a composition. One, to tell a story. Secondly, to inform an audience about a topic. Lastly, to persuade the audience to believe your reasoning/opinion of the topic. There are modes and media that go along with writing a composition. A mode is how a composition is experienced by readers and listeners. The media of a composition is the mechanism of how the composition is delivered. Media can include printing, digital, and face to face encounters. Like the Harry Potter book series can be delivered through books, or through movies. To help persuade the audience, chapter one talked about ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is how reliable the writer is to the audience. Does the writer seem trustworthy or not when trying to persuade the audience members? Pathos are the parts of the composition that excited the readers emotions, morals, and values. Logos is the evidence that connects to the point that is trying to be proved. It’s the logical thinking. Chapter one created a foundation of how to write a composition, how to persuade a reader, and prove a point successfully.

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