Evaluation of Rhetorical Situations

Evaluation of Rhetorical Situations

1.  Genetically Engineered Babies? Experts Debate Idea Of 'Designer Baby' Ban
1. The author of the article is Wynne Parry and although there was not a direct link from her name when I looked her up online her credentials came across in other ways. It is apparent that she has had a long history in the writing business and has a number of different jobs that have bumped up her credibility. 
2. The primary audience of this article is an educated, middle aged group of people. It is assumed that they have a bit of previous knowledge regarding the idea of genetic engineering. Because this topic is a more complicated one it is also assumed that those reading the article are reading by choice in efforts to learn more about the controversial topic. 
3. The context of this article includes that it was written in February of 2013. This is somewhat recent information but I am sure that there has been more research done since then. There are also a number of hyperlinks throughout the article so it can be seen as a pretty credible source of information. It was published through an online newspaper which also implies credibility. 
2. What Genetic Engineering Does and Does Not Mean
1. The author of this article is James A. Shapiro. The link on Shapiro's name took me to his bio on The Huffington Post website. This biography provided a background regarding his education as well as in depth information regarding his degrees and accomplishment. The years in which he got his degrees (mid 1960s) show that he is an older author and has a very diverse background in writing and researching. This biography provides enough information to show that he is a credible source.
2. The audience of this articles is assumed to be people that know something about the genetic engineering debate but don't know all of the facts. Based on the title of the article alone it is implied that the article was made in order to increase people's knowledge regarding the subject and allow them to expand on the real facts versus the myths about the topic. 
3. This article was also written in February of 2013 which implies that it is sort of the same age as the first article. This article also has hyperlinks so it can be seen as a credible source and because it also was issued through an online newspaper it is a good potential resource. 
3. After Volkswagen Revelation, Auto Emissions Tests Come Under Global Scrutiny
1. This article had two authors, Danny Hakim and Keith Bradsher. Both of these authors had hyperlinks from the names which took me to lengthy biographies on the two. While Hakim has focused mainly on business, Bradsher was big into economics, politics and sciences. Based on each of their individual awards, accomplishments and education as well as their combined knowledge it is apparent that they are credible sources. 
2. The audience is those that know something about both the car industry and the science of what is happening in regards to climate change. By having these basic understandings the reader will be more likely to fully comprehend the logistics behind car industries and their relation to the unfortunate climate change. 
3. The context of this article includes that it was written in September of 2015 which means it is very recent. This is important because it is the most up to date article that I found and shows that the issue is up and forth coming in today's society. This article was posted through The New York Times so it must be credible and trustworthy. 

S, Jon. "Newspapers B&W (3)" 8/11/11 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution

Reflection:

 I read Chad and Hunter's blog posts about evaluation of rhetorical situations. Both Chad and I are focusing on Engineering so it was interesting to see what similar articles we had and what differing articles we had. While all three of the articles he chose are applicable to the subject I felt that the most current issue is that about climate engineering. Climate engineering is such huge current controversy in the world that I think the article regarding climate engineering could go quite a long way in this project. Similarly to Chad, Hunter had a number of good articles but one in specific that stuck out as being very relatable for a larger audience. Looking at these different evaluations of rhetorical situations made me realize that while the majority of my evaluations were efficient but some of my articles wouldn't be appropriate for this project. I don't think the third article would be appropriate for this project because it doesn't have much rhetorical situation to go off of and very little to expand on and the first article would be the most appropriate.