Chapter 3 of Technical Communication Today offers some helpful strategies for defining the rhetorical situation for your document. If you would like to find more information on this process, check out some of the below listed sources.

• Rhetorical Situation and Kairos
  The Rhetorica Network
  
  
• Rhetorical Situation
  Bristol Community College Quest Writing Lab
  
  
• Guide to Understanding the Rhetorical Situation
  Ohio University
  
  
• Understanding Writing: The Rhetorical Situation (PowerPoint Presentation)
  Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  
  
• Rhetorical Situation Research Links
  Virtualology
  
  

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