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Rhetorical Audiences for Wikis

Rhetorical Audiences for Wikis. Adapted from work by Toby F. Coley And Andrew O’Baoill. Wikis and the Rhetorical Audience---Fluid and Dynamic, Multifacited . Single Audience Limited Audience Undefined Audience Fictionalized Audience Addressed Audience Invoked Audience.

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Rhetorical Audiences for Wikis

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  1. Rhetorical Audiences for Wikis Adapted from work by Toby F. Coley And Andrew O’Baoill

  2. Wikis and the Rhetorical Audience---Fluid and Dynamic, Multifacited • Single Audience • Limited Audience • Undefined Audience • Fictionalized Audience • Addressed Audience • Invoked Audience

  3. Single Audience—Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca • Teacher/grader figure • Author/Authority figure—wiki member with more expertise whose words carry more weight • Self/Author figure – also referred to as “universal audience” by Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca. Enacts the greatest influence on individual author

  4. Limited Audience—Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca • Wiki community • Academic community • Class members • Wider academic community

  5. Undefined Audience—Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca • World or cyber audiences • May represent the “imagined audience”

  6. Fictional Audience—Walter Ong • Constructed by Writer • Based on past fictionalizations of previous audiences for previous authors (genre considerations) • Wiki author knows what audience/authors need to continue wiki conversation

  7. Audience Addressed--Ede and Lunsford • Rhetoric’s traditional concept of “real life audience” • Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle Ethos Pathos Logos

  8. Audience Invoked-Ede and Lunsford • Similar to the fictionalized audience of Walter Ong

  9. Building Rhetorical Knowledge on a Wiki • Consensus through Difference—Trimble • Produces socially constructed knowledge • Wikipedia’s NPOV (Neutral Point of View)

  10. Habermas’ Public Sphere & BlogsO’Baoill • Inclusivity of Access--open to all • A list bloggers • Digital divide • Time commitment • Financial resources

  11. Habermas’ Public Sphere & BlogsO’Baoill • Disregard for Rank—all participants considered equal • A list bloggers • Personal networks • Problem of Google ranking

  12. Habermas’ Public Sphere & BlogsO’Baoill • Rational Debate to build Consensus • Concentration on superficial issues • Derivative of stories from main stream news • Ignores the local • Write too often about blogosphere • Popular themes dominate; limited topics discussed • With RSS feeds, less opportunity for interaction

  13. Blogs Inclusivity of Access--open to all Disregard for Rank—all participants considered equal Rational Debate to build Consensus-- Wikis Habermas’ Public SphereWikis vs. Blogs

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