Sometime refereed to as The of the Juice of an argument. Exigence is the is the urgency, the importance, usefulness, timeliness or interest of a subject for its particular audience. (Ramage, Bean, and Johnson, 62)
Exigence is determined by many real world factors including politics, world events, local events, and the audience's main concerns at that time. It closely related to the rhetorical situation (see rhetorical appeals tab).
Listed below are some arguments and their exigence....
Exigence: ISIS poses a threat to the the Middle East as well as a threat to the USA
Exigence is determined by many real world factors including politics, world events, local events, and the audience's main concerns at that time. It closely related to the rhetorical situation (see rhetorical appeals tab).
Listed below are some arguments and their exigence....
- What should be done about ISIS militants
Exigence: ISIS poses a threat to the the Middle East as well as a threat to the USA
How to combat the Ebola epidemic
Details:The disease has no cure, it could cause a worldwide pandemic and has killed over 3,879 people in he latest outbreak and killed countless others in the past.
Exigence: Ebola posses a significant threat here and now to worldwide health.
- How to deal with an influx of immigrating children
Exigence:These children have no where to go and something must be done now. They add a significant burden to child care services now.