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Digital rhetoric

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Digital Rhetoric (Introduction)

The introductory paragraphs are thorough, and evident by the numerous references, involves ample research to support the information provided. However, while well-written, some sentences can be reworded to communicate more comprehensively. In particular, it serves well for a well-informed reader, but not a common one, where the detailed word choice does not aid the meaning of the sentence. For instance, the sentence, "This has led to an expansion of the scope of digital rhetoric as there is a need to account for the increased fluidity with which humans interact with technology," can be reworded as "This has led to expanding the scope of digital rhetoric, as human interaction with technology is becoming more fluid and needs to be accounted for."

There also seems to be a citation needed in the second paragraph, and a grammar edit - "Approaching this area of study through different the lens of varying social issues..." should be changed to what I assume is, "Approaching this area of study through different lenses of varying social issues..." or "Approaching this area of study through a different lens of varying social issues..."

Definition

The inclusion of several different sources and interpreted definitions provides a sense of agreeable credibility. The organization of said definitions are also clear and easy to read. However, the last sentence, "While digital rhetoric can be used to facilitate traditions, select cultures face several practical application issues. Radhika Gajjala, professor at the University of Pittsburgh, writes that South Asian cyber feminists face issues with regards to building their web presence," seems to be irrelevant to the definition section, and could possibly fit in a different category. It does not contain information that adds to digital rhetoric's connotation, but rather explains an issue related to it.

Forms and Objects of Study

The format of this section is clearly categorized. The "Education" and "Politics" categories are amply informative and sourced, but more research and content can be included in the "Social media," "Mobile applications," "Online communities," and "Video games" areas. For example, the "Social media" category can discuss social media marketing, and consumers are influenced by ads and ads in influencer culture. Another example can be, in the "Video Games" category, online gaming communities and fandoms can be discussed more in depth, particularly how gamers influence popularity and exposure of a game. It can also bring up the idea of professional gaming and how that field legitimizes itself as a career in contrast to infamous stigmas about gaming.

In addition, the image paired with "Video games" is a general photo of a video game console, which does not directly pertain to how digital rhetoric is present in the gaming industry.

History

There is a visible amount of credible sourcing for each component to how digital rhetoric is applied. However, at the bottom of "Rhetoric to digital rhetoric," the portion, "One way of studying digital rhetoric is to trace the ways that the affordances and constraints of technology 'support and enable the transformation of the old rhetoric of persuasion into a new digital rhetoric that encourages self-expression, participation, and creative collaboration.' More recently, digital rhetoricians have transduced the information through the digital that we regularly interact with and ultimately form our consciousness, knowledge, and habits of mind," seems to be a thought that can be separated. Otherwise, the "History" section is very informative and well-organized.

Critical Approaches

This section is arranged in three crucial categories that present themselves concisely. It includes up-to-date sourcing for the current topics it tackles, but could possibly incorporate other recent critical approaches, or rather, discuss intersectionality more thoroughly as a separate category to critical approaches.