Audience: Fifty students who have neither seen the Classroom Materials nor read the readings for this unit
Topics: The Rhetorical Triangle, the speaker, the audience, the topic/setting
Rhetorical Triangle: The dynamic relationship among the speaker, the audience, and the topic/setting is known as the Rhetorical Triangle. The rhetorical triangle is comprised of three primary elements: the speaker, the audience, and the topic/setting. The shape and form of the rhetorical act or presentation is driven by these three primary elements.
The Speaker: The actual individual speaking
The Audience: Who will actually be attending in addition to those who may not be present but will be influenced by or have access to the content of the presentation
The Topic/Setting: Remember that the setting includes both the physical place and the social/cultural backdrop of the content of the presentation.
This solution provides a point form outline and notes on the Rhetorical Triangle explaining how the shape and form of the rhetorical act or presentation is driven by these three primary elements:the speaker, the audience, the topic/setting.