Exercise 2h

1.) The writer's rhetorical situation seems to be the Primaries for the Democrats in the presidential election. He seems to be writing for the main purpose as to dissuade people from voting for Hilary Clinton, mainly because he focuses on her husband's faults and assumes she will be similar to him in office. His audience would be his fellow college students who also read Collegiate Times, due to him writing an editorial posted by the paper.

2.) The genre conventions used in the text are referring to past errors (such as Clinton's sex scandal) and also making strong claims, as many editorials do. I have never written in this genre, however I have read various editorials and political writings and both the conventions used were familiar to me.

3.) Instead of an Editorial, the writer could have used another genre such as an actual article. An article would have had an advantage of being more fact based and less opinionated, however he may be sacrificing some of his appeal for his side if he does not come off strong enough as he would in an editorial.

4.) The writer could deliver a speech in front of a public space in order to communicate his purpose to another audience altogether. This would allow him to communicate to a wide array of people, as almost anyone can attend a speech. The writer may need to censor himself somewhat, as the array of people attending could vary in age. He would also need to alter his style of writing, as a speech has a completely different writing style than a speech.

5.) Another profession's writings that would have the same genre conventions as an editorial would possibly be movie reviewers or food critics, as the base a lot of what they say on their opinion, which is what editorials essentialy are. I can't imagine a social worker, teacher, or scientist using the same genre conventions.