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Digital rhetoric

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Digital rhetoric is an integral part of today's virtual world. As innovations in tech continue, more digital rhetoric is created in turn, which calls for an accurate understanding of the form of rhetoric for technological literacy's sake.

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Areas where citations should be added: There are numerous areas where citations should be added to one, better understand the matter being discussed, and two, to accredit the original author.

- "Contrary to past conceptions, the definition of rhetoric can no longer be confined to simply the sending and receiving of messages to persuade or impart knowledge." Here, there is no explanation as to why the definition of rhetoric can be confined. A link to the rhetoric page on wiki (if featured) may be helpful here, or simply a source explaining the why, if in existence.

- "Some scholars interpret this concept with greater focus on the digital aspect."

- "Casey Boyle, James Brown Jr., and Steph Ceraso claim that "the digital" is no longer just one of the many different tools that can be used to enhance traditional rhetoric, but an "ambient condition" that encompasses our everyday lives. In other words, as technology becomes more and more ubiquitous, the lines between traditional and digital rhetoric will start to blur. " This quote may also have an issue regarding paraphrasing, as it splices the quote by taking out words used, which leaves the reader guessing what was actually said.

- "Additionally, digital rhetoric is a tool by which different cultures can continue to facilitate their longstanding cultural traditions."

- "Digital activism serves an agenda-setting function as it can influence mainstream media and news outlets."

- "Mobile applications cater to a wide range of audiences and needs. There are apps for social media, employment, education, etc."

- "Another area of concern is the influence of algorithms on delineating the online communities a user can come in contact with."

- "a scholar with a background in English, education, and technology, encourages his contemporaries to find a bridge between the scholarly field of digital rhetoric and its implementation."

- "Ball teaches people to write and compose multimodal texts by analyzing rhetorical options and choosing the most appropriate genres, technologies, media, and modes for a particular situation. During her own education, Ball made significant advances in the digital rhetoric field by completing her school's first electronic and interactive thesis. She also received tenure at another university using the first all-digital tenure portfolio."

- I"n another approach, Douglas Eyman recommends a course in web authoring and design that provides undergraduates more practical instruction in the production and rhetorical understanding of digital texts."

- "Members use social media to convey their stances on important issues and bills they have sponsored or have positions on. They use it to post about events they are hosting and the work they do in Congress. This includes meetings with constituents in Washington and back in their districts."

- "Just as the pencil was originally intended as a marking utensil for builders and is now used for writing, the computer was originally intended to compute advanced math problems, but is now used for word-processing and a myriad of other tasks."

Areas in need of copyedits: There are a few areas where edits need to be made for concision and syntactical purposes to better readability

- "Approaching this area of study through different the lens of varying social issues allows the reach of digital rhetoric to expand far beyond the individualistic encounters one has with technology."

- "Due to this, there is always access to changing cultures and lifestyles, since there are so many different apps available to research or publish work."

- "foreground issues of usability,"

Areas where elaboration is needed: There are a few areas that need elaborating for the purpose of readability, but also to neutralize the article

- Under the "Forms and Objects of Study" section social media needs further elaboration, specifically in its relation to the article's topic: digital rhetoric. The section primarily focuses on social media activism, but that is not the only rhetoric that digital rhetors study, or that exists. Because the section isn't all-encompassing in relation to the subject matter it may prove misleading.

- "online forums, and chat rooms" : I wonder if there is a wiki page for one of these

- "This rhetoric can range from games designed to bolster children's learning to challenging one's assumptions of the world around them.": This description of video game only paints them in a positive light, which may prove to be biased.

- Under the video games section it could prove useful to name some prominent scholars of rhetoric in video games

- Under the "Politics" heading there is no mention of the negatives that the media, specifically social media has on politics, specifically on the spread of misinformation. Due to the positive spin there is a bit of bias in the article's section. Including an article by a digital rhetorician scholar who focuses on political campaigns may be a good source to add here.

- There is no mention of some of the core values or goals of the techno feminism movement, such as accessibility, the digital divide, violence against women, data privacy, etc.

'''Organization: There are some inconsistencies in the article, specifically regarding organization. Some portions of subsections can be added to others to improve the article overall.'''

- Add the following to the social media section of the article on Digital Rhetoric: "Social media incorporates numerous characteristics of interactions between people in the public sphere. Social media is not characterized as an ideal public sphere because it fails to provide equitable access to information and participation for women and minority groups."