PHILOSOPHY FOR WRITING

ACROSS DIFFERENCE
A JOURNEY THROUGH/ACROSS A COURSING RIVER
BY: KYRA ORAZI

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WHEN I THINK OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENCES, I PICTURE A RIVER.
TWO OPPOSITE SIDES.
DEPENDING ON THE SIDE YOU STAND ON, YOUR PERSPECTIVE WILL AFFECT
WHAT YOU SEE.
THE RIVER MAY BE WIDE AND DEEP, BUT IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR EITHER SIDE
TO:
REACH A MIDDLE GROUND
CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE
ADAPT TO ITS UNPREDICTABILITY

ALL IT TAKES IS A BRIDGE, BOAT, OR KAYAK.

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DIFFERENCE:
ASPECTS OF LIFE THAT ARE NOT SIMILAR IN THE WAY THAT WE ARE FOCUSING
ON.
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE ARE NO SIMILARITIES AT ALL.
ANCIENT TEACHERS OF RHETORIC THOUGHT THAT DISAGREEMENT AMONG
HUMAN BEINGS WAS INEVITABLE, SINCE INDIVIDUALS PERCEIVE THE WORLD
DIFFERENTLY FROM ONE ANOTHER.
IT CAN BE A HINDRANCE WHETHER IT BE CONCERNING DECISIONS, DISCUSSIONS,
OR EVENTS
IT CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE A GREAT DEAL TO A SITUATION BY BRINGING IN
ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE AND ADDING SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE
ANCIENT RHETORICS FOR CONTEMPORARY STUDENTS BY CROWLEY AND HAWHEE

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INVITATIONAL RHETORIC
A BRIDGE IS USEFUL IF YOU WANT TO REACH A
MIDDLE GROUND
LIKE COMPROMISING

REQUIRES BOTH SIDES TO COLLABORATE AND

WORK TOGETHER TO REACH A MIDDLE STANDING
POINT
CHANGE OCCURS IN THE AUDIENCE OR RHETOR
OR BOTH AS A RESULT OF NEW UNDERSTANDING
AND INSIGHTS GAINED IN THE EXCHANGE OF
IDEAS.
BEYOND PERSUASION: A PROPOSAL FOR INVITATION
RHETORIC BY FOSS AND GRIFFIN

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CONTACT ZONE
A BOAT IS USEFUL IF YOU WANT ONE SIDE TO FULLY
CROSS OVER TO ANOTHER SIDE
CHANGE ONES PERSPECTIVE ALMOST ENTIRELY
SHOW ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE TO THE OTHER

SEEKS TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE IN DISPUTE OR CONFLICT

WITHIN THE SITUATION
SOCIAL SPACES WHERE CULTURES MEET, CLASH, AND
GRAPPLE WITH EACH OTHER
THE BOAT WILL BE FACED WITH OBSTACLES AND
CHALLENGES WHEN CROSSING
IT WILL NOT BE AN EASY JOURNEY/TRANSITION

ARTS OF THE CONTACT ZONE BY MARY LOUISE PRATT

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SOCIETY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING/ SHIFTING ITS
PERCEPTION AND APPROACH TO SUBJECTS
KIND OF READY STANCE, IN WHICH RHETORS ARE NOT
ONLY ATTUNED TO THE HISTORY OF AN ISSUE (CHRONOS)
BUT ARE ALSO AWARE OF THE MORE PRECISE TURNS
TAKEN BY ARGUMENTS ABOUT IT AND WHEN THE
ARGUMENTS TOOK THESE TURNS.
LIKE BEING IN A KAYAK IN THE MIDDLE OF A SURGING RIVER

YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES (KAYAK, OARS, LIFE VEST,

HELMET, AND SKILL SET) AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO:
ANTICIPATE
ADAPT
OVERCOME
KAIROS AND THE RHETORICAL SITUATION: SEIZING THE
MOMENT BY CROWLEY AND HAWHEE

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RHETOR/AUDIENCE RELATIONSHIP
BOTH SHOULD BE SPEAKERS AND A LISTENERS
FOR A CHANGE TO OCCUR, THERE MUST BE A WILLINGNESS ON BOTH SIDES
CONNECTION MUST BE MADE ON A LEVEL THAT IS DEEP ENOUGH TO EITHER
ALTER OR UNDERSTAND THE OTHERS VIEW POINT
THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS FLUID LIKE A RIVER
ITS CONSTANTLY SHIFTING AND FLUCTUATING

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TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY ACROSS A
DIFFERENCE YOU HAVE TO WANT TO BE
UNDERSTOOD, BUT ALSO HAVE A
WILLINGNESS TO UNDERSTAND
THE RIVER, THE RAPIDS, THE BOAT, THE BRIDGE, AND THE KAYAK ARE ALL PART OF ONE BIG
PICTURE AND THEY MUST WORK TOGETHER TO REACH AN END.