Analysis of Oral History and Interview: Family Discourse Community

This report presents an analysis of an oral history and interview, exploring personal and family discourse communities. The introduction defines the rhetoric situation and discourse community, emphasizing the role of communication tools like acronyms and abbreviations within families. The discussion section delves into the components of rhetoric, including audience, context, and purpose, as well as different rhetorical appeals and modes. It highlights the importance of rhetoric in resolving conflicts and making arguments within a discourse community. The report then examines a synthesis matrix that analyzes several academic articles related to academic writing, idioms, reader engagement, and source-based writing, highlighting the demand for skilled writers, the use of idioms to express annoyance, and methods for engaging readers. The conclusion emphasizes the value of rhetoric techniques for effective communication and understanding different perspectives. The interview conducted underscores the importance of communication and rhetorical expression.

Oral History and Interview
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Table of Contents
Portfolio: Personal and Family discourse community............................................................................2
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion.........................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................3
Synthesis Matrix....................................................................................................................................4
Summary...............................................................................................................................................8
References...........................................................................................................................................10
Appendix.............................................................................................................................................11
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Portfolio: Personal and Family discourse community
Introduction
The rhetoric situation is considered as the circumstances of an event that would
consist of an issue along with a situation and the audience (Frey, 2018). A discourse
community would be termed a social group that would communicate using text and also share
the common values, goals, writing principles. The essay would discuss the behaviors of the
personal and family discourse community. Family would be considered as the discourse
community. It has been evident that a discourse community would require specific words
such as some special terminology, abbreviation that would be specific to community as well
as specific acronym. The rhetoric component would be helpful for the discourse community.
Discussion
A rhetoric situation would include three components. The components are the
audience, the context of the situation and the purpose of the speech (Lamberti & Richards,
2017). In my view, the rhetoric situation would be occurred in any time and in situation. The
issues would require the resolution. In order to complete the task, a face to face interview has
been conducted. Every family would use some acronym and abbreviation to communicate.
These abbreviations would be dependent on the culture of the community from which they
belong. I think, the rhetoric tool would be very functional to make the argument with a slow
driver and it would be more compelling for audience. There are three different models for the
rhetorical appeals; these are logos, ethos and pathos. According to my knowledge, there are
also some other rhetorical modes. The rhetoric situation would need a solution and actions
partaking for resolving the situation. The ideas and innovation would be required to resolve
the situation (Kostelnick, 2019). In my view, one should not be rude or ignorant during
argument in the community. However, the rhetoric method would be better in such situation.
Rhetoric method would be able to avoid the illogical things in the argument (Pedwell, Hardy
& Rowland, 2017). According my view, the rhetoric model would be helpful to make the
situation in favour of someone. In a discourse community like family and others the
abbreviations are important to make sense of the words. The RSI or rhetoric of social
intervention would be considered as the communication theory to depict how the
organizations, societies and cultures are being changed. The changing discourse community
would need the rhetoric terms for better communication. According to my knowledge, the
components of the rhetoric of social intervention model framework are attention, need as well
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as the power. On the other hand, the classical rhetoric theory would be developed from the
contemplation how the words works for people (Lamberti & Richards, 2017). In my view, the
purpose of the rhetoric is to complete the communication effectively. It would mean to
inform and educate, moreover at the end it would conclude with conveying a message. In my
opinion, all writers would have a common goal that would be well understood. The ethics of
a discolu8rse community would lie on experience, individual passion of the group.
Conclusion
The rhetoric techniques would be cooperative for better and constructive discourse
communication. The models would be an aid for understanding the skill of communication
and argument among the members of the community. The steps and modes of rhetoric
communication would be used to get the idea of other persons as well. The interview that has
been conducted revealed that the communication and the rhetoric expression are important. In
think, the study of rhetoric communication would help to understand the importance of logos
ethos and pathos in order to argue and to convince other persons.
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Synthesis Matrix
Intro & Background
Info
Demand from the
readers
What the
author thinks
Types of
annoyance
used
Academic writing:
Good writers
wanting to be better
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au/
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The demand has been
increasing for skilled
teachers, researchers,
and writers in
different universities.
Academic writing has
become an important
component and the
basic requirement for
the authors.
Well established
practices along with
protocols.
Experienced writers
who can produce
articles with well
structuring and
features.
Self-
evaluation is
required
before the
final
submission of
the article.
The passion
of the writers
lies in the
production of
a higher
degree of the
workpiece.
A study of idioms
found in freedom
writers movie
Retrieved from
https://
journal.trunojoyo.ac.
id/prosodi/article/
view/4529
The study focused on
the uses of idioms
that have been found
in the Freedom
Writer's movie. The
study attempted to
explain the types of
idioms that the author
can use to express
annoyance. The types
of idioms came from
the proposal of
Nunberg, Wasow,
and Sag. Data
Illustration of the war
ground and how the
soldiers fought
against the enemies
for saving their
country. Readers
wanted to get the
essence of the war
ground.
The uses of
idioms could
provide the
readers with
the best
essence of the
war grounds.
The readers
should be able
to visualize
the ground
through their
writing. The
author used
Total
three
types of
idioms
such as
pure
idioms,
semi-
idioms,
and
literal-
idioms.
The
idioms
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collection was done
from the freedom
writers movie. The
author went for
qualitative research in
order to fix his write
up. The qualitative
research was based
on the collection of
qualitative data based
on the war field and
the life of the
soldiers.
numerous
idioms as
annoyance
like pure
idioms, semi-
idioms, and
literal idioms.
A total of 45
data were
used in the
write up using
3 different
types of
idioms.
provided
annoyance
in the
form of
conventio
nal,
flexible,
figurative,
proverbial
ity, and
informal
data sets.
Aargh! This Essay
Makes Me Want to
Poke Sticks in My
Eyes!' Developing a
Reader Engagement
Framework to Help
Emerging Writers
Understand Why
Readers Might (Not)
Want to Read Texts
Retrieved from
https://
publications.coventr
y.ac.uk/index.php/
joaw/article/view/
473
The aim f the study
was to engage the
readers while reading
an article or a book.
There a framework
has been used in this
study for engaging
the readers. A tool
was used that acted as
the framework. The
tool has been
beneficial for the
writer to analyze
while the readers
should continue
reading and when to
stop them from
reading. The
framework has been
under development
The readers wanted
to place their
comments after
reading an article or
book. They wanted to
comment on the basis
of each of the
interesting facts.
The use of the
principles on
the
constructive
theories a
preliminary
idea can be
sketched to
draw the
framework.
The author
used to sketch
the
framework in
such a manner
so that the
readers could
use the data to
comment on
the margins
The
framewor
k has been
used as an
annoyance
to provide
useful
informatio
n to the
readers.
The
further
refinement
was also
done in
the
framewor
k.
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process for the last
several years.
segregated for
them. Thus,
the readers
could place
their
comments
related to the
interesting
points.
A case study of
undergraduate L2
writers’ concerns
with source‐based
writing and
plagiarism
Retrieved from
https://
onlinelibrary.wiley.c
om/doi/full/
10.1002/tesj.503
The study focused on
the annoyance
analysis of the
articles that use the
second language.
Thus the attempt of
the study was to
emphasize the
importance of
annoyance while
writing the second
language. The study
was special for
international students
who boarded in other
countries to continue
their studies. The
annoyance also
included some of the
scrutiny related to a
number of variables.
The researcher
performed scrutiny as
a part of the study.
The readers'
viewpoint was from
the site of the
students. The readers
wanted to find out the
critical roles of the
students who went
abroad for studies.
The readers wanted
to observe the role
and contribution of
the students in order
to finish their
assignments.
The
experiences
and concerns
of the students
could meet
the essential
factors of this
study. Thus,
the author
tried
numerous
mitigating
factors acting
on the
students. The
mitigating
factors chosen
by the author
were
guidelines of
the
assignments,
disoriented
students, and
the
The
annoyance
used here
was the
scrutiny
done by
the author.
The
scrutiny
segregated
the
attempt of
the
students
and the
mitigating
factors in
the study.
Thus, the
annoyance
used by
the author
became
successful
to guide
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seriousness of
the students
on the study.
the
reader's
incorrect
direction.
Journal #6 The purpose of the
study was not to
focus on the laws,
rules, or decrees of
classifying the
annoyance. If all of
the examples of
annoyance are written
then a good article
can be produced. The
quotation or fix can
be effective in these
ways. The quotation
is effective to narrate
the expression of
someone in the write-
up. The fix can break
the paragraphs
intentionally.
The readers always
try to visualize the
facts they are reading.
Often they emerge
themselves within the
character. The
success of the writer
lies there if the reader
could imagine
themselves as the
character of the story.
The perspective of
the readers is always
fascinating. The
success of using
annoyance is also
determined this way.
The purpose
of the author
was to
illustrate
different ways
of attracting
the reader
towards its
masterpiece.
Thus, the
author tried a
number of
options like
the uses of
fix,
quotations,
etc.
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Summary
The summary of the study would consist the precise view of the all components of the
research. The above study would reveal the introduction and background information
demand from the readers, the thought of writers and the types of annoyance would have been
used. The study has revealed that the demand of academic writing has been increased for
teachers, learners and researchers (Anderson & Kolodziejczyk, 2017). The experienced
writers would produce the articles with features. The thought of authors are self-evaluation
would be required before the final submission of articles. The passion of writers would be the
result of the high degree of work piece. The background information of study of idioms
would be used by the authors to express the annoyance. The demand from the readers is to
illustrate of war ground and the way soldiers fought against the enemies to save their country.
The demand of the readers is to get the essence of the war. The use of the idioms and
annoyance is to provide the best essence of the war ground. The three types of idioms are
used in this journal are conventional, flexible, figurative, proverbiality, and informal data
sets. The next journal is “Aargh! This Essay Makes Me Want to Poke Sticks in My Eyes!'
Developing a Reader Engagement, the aim of the study is to engage the readers to read the
article. The demand of the reader of this journal is to place the comments after reading the
article and to comment on the basis of the each fact (Haas, 2018). The thought of author is to
sketch the framework. The author would want to do the task in such a way that the reader can
comment on the side of the margins. The framework has been used as an annoyance to
provide useful information to the readers. The next one is A case study of undergraduate L2
writers’ concerns with source‐based writing and plagiarism. The study would focus on the
annoyance analysis. The study was special for international students who boarded in other
countries to continue their studies. The viewpoint of reader is to find out the critical roles of
the students who went abroad for studies (Merkel, 2019). The student would be able to
observe the role as well as the contribution. According to author of the journal, apprehension
of the students could meet the important feature of this study. The extenuating feature
preferred by the author is strategy of the assignments and the importance of the students on
the journal. The idioms those have been used here would be considered as successful to guide
the students. The last one is the Annoying ways people use sources (Oktaviani & Misnadin,
2018). The principle of the study is not only to focus on the law but also the use of the
quotation in a right way. The quotation would be able to narrate the study in a correct
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manner. The view of the author is to illustrate the different ways to attract the reader towards
the journal.
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References
Anderson, P. K., & Kolodziejczyk, I. (2017). Academic writing: Good writers wanting to be
better. Contemporary PNG Studies, 26, 67.
Annoying Ways People Use Sources. Kyle D. Stedman. Volume 2.
Frey, R. (2018). Rhetorics of Reflection: Revisiting Listening Rhetoric through Mindfulness,
Empathy, and Non-violent Communication. The Journal of the Assembly for
Expanded Perspectives on Learning, 23(1), 10.
Haas, S. S. (2018). 'Aargh! This Essay Makes Me Want to Poke Sticks in My
Eyes!'Developing a Reader Engagement Framework to Help Emerging Writers
Understand Why Readers Might (Not) Want to Read Texts. Journal of Academic
Writing, 8(2), 137-149.
Kostelnick, C. (2019). Humanizing Visual Design: The Rhetoric of Human Forms in
Practical Communication. Routledge.
Lamberti, A. P., & Richards, A. R. (2017). Complex worlds: digital culture, rhetoric and
professional communication. Routledge.
Merkel, W. (2019). A case study of undergraduate L2 writers’ concerns with source‐based
writing and plagiarism. TESOL Journal, e503.
Oktaviani, L., & Misnadin, M. (2018). A STUDY OF IDIOMS FOUND IN FREEDOM
WRITERS MOVIE. Prosodi, 12(2), 241-253.
Pedwell, R. K., Hardy, J. A., & Rowland, S. L. (2017). Effective visual design and
communication practices for research posters: exemplars based on the theory and
practice of multimedia learning and rhetoric. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Education, 45(3), 249-261.
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Appendix
The essay has been written after making a clear plan. The plan has been made after
brainstorming that what have to be done for the project. After planning, the journal entries
would have been required for the writing. The journal would be read to get idea for the essay.
After reading the journal, the outline has been made and then the writing has been done with
the help of the draft made previously. The entire work has been done through electronic
media such as laptop and personal computers.
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