4 thoughts on “Rhetorical Situation, Exigence, & Audience– Issue Brief”
I agree that the success of your brief relies on the explicit connection between mental health in youth and the opioid epidemic. I think both of these situations are quite kairotic, and when combined should instill a reader to become emotionally charged. I would focus on the fact that this problem is affecting the youth population, as society feels an intrinsic responsibility to protect the young.
I agree with Tessa, focusing on the youth would provide a very strong argument considering that the youth population form the future of our world. Tapping into parent-child relationships could especially help to connect policymakers to your argument as well. For your rhetorical situation, I think that the opioid crisis is a very good choice to relate to in terms of your issue brief and its relevance in our society.
I think that framing any argument around dangerous epidemics is persuasive. If you go this route, you will be able to use pathos through personal stories and logos through statistics surrounding the opioid epidemic. However, I am a bit confused about your topic — are you specifically looking to talk about mental health and schools or drug abuse addiction and schools. If it is the latter, I think a story about a young person abusing heroin would be a powerful introduction. However, if you are writing about the former, I don’t think using the opioid epidemic would connect well.
I think an important Kairotic Stone to press on in terms of exigency would be Nicotine in the last 5 years and the uptick of vaping. That and scoping in on a youthful age grouping would give you plenty to work with on the topic of substance abuse. You could also address how the 18 vs 21 drinking age of different countries influences abuse in college students.
I agree that the success of your brief relies on the explicit connection between mental health in youth and the opioid epidemic. I think both of these situations are quite kairotic, and when combined should instill a reader to become emotionally charged. I would focus on the fact that this problem is affecting the youth population, as society feels an intrinsic responsibility to protect the young.
I agree with Tessa, focusing on the youth would provide a very strong argument considering that the youth population form the future of our world. Tapping into parent-child relationships could especially help to connect policymakers to your argument as well. For your rhetorical situation, I think that the opioid crisis is a very good choice to relate to in terms of your issue brief and its relevance in our society.
I think that framing any argument around dangerous epidemics is persuasive. If you go this route, you will be able to use pathos through personal stories and logos through statistics surrounding the opioid epidemic. However, I am a bit confused about your topic — are you specifically looking to talk about mental health and schools or drug abuse addiction and schools. If it is the latter, I think a story about a young person abusing heroin would be a powerful introduction. However, if you are writing about the former, I don’t think using the opioid epidemic would connect well.
I think an important Kairotic Stone to press on in terms of exigency would be Nicotine in the last 5 years and the uptick of vaping. That and scoping in on a youthful age grouping would give you plenty to work with on the topic of substance abuse. You could also address how the 18 vs 21 drinking age of different countries influences abuse in college students.