Major governmental decisions have been a cause for divide since the inception of government itself. Time and time again it has been proven that when a governing body is tasked with making any judgement of substantiality, there will be opposing viewpoints. This can be attributed to the fact that in the majority of populations there are different outlooks and opinions from people with different backgrounds and concerns. Some of the concerns may be in one’s self interest while others may be looking to protect those who can not be able to protect themselves or for other motives. Regarding the article at hand, an issue is brought about by the proposition of a new canal in Nicaragua that would connect the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific ocean. Many …show more content…
As previously established, the rhetorical situation is far more than just context and includes a number of detailed aspects. As a main frame, there are three main aspects, the audience, the exigence and the constraints. These can be determined by the information that the article presents. Particularly in the article regarding the potential Nicaraguan Canal, there is a wealth of knowledge that is shared, with the two main focal points that were stated above. These are the environmental risks and the feasibility of even being able to build such a colossal canal. Knowing about the overview of the situation helps push forward the understanding of how Bitzer’s rhetorical situation relates. The first piece of the situation is the exigence or simply put, the problem. It has already been determined that the problem at hand is the potential development of a Canal because of it’s environmental risks and its need/feasibility. These things create the issue at hand and are the reason for concern among various groups. It is known that at this point these risks are only potential and that discussing such a matter is preemptive to any ground breaking, in order for all things to be considered before such a monumental development takes place. The next step to close in on Bitzer’s situation is to address the audience. It must be determined who the audience is by a number of details. First and foremost, who cares? In the situation there is a problem (exigence) that is causing some sort of rift somewhere, because after all it is a problem and if nobody cared, then it would not be a problem. It could be someone who doesn’t necessarily care about the issue in the article but rather someone who just wants to stay informed on the world’s issues. This goes back to another audience, who has the power to make changes to the issue? In this particular case it would be the