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Identify rhetorical considerations

Identify rhetorical considerations. Audience Context Purpose. Research the object. Do background research Use your senses Take measurements Describe motion and change Describe the context Collect visuals Ask subject matter experts. Decide on organizational scheme.

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Identify rhetorical considerations

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  1. Identify rhetorical considerations • Audience • Context • Purpose

  2. Research the object • Do background research • Use your senses • Take measurements • Describe motion and change • Describe the context • Collect visuals • Ask subject matter experts

  3. Decide on organizational scheme • “Clearest Descriptive Sequence” • Spatial • Functional • Chronological

  4. Components of a Technical Description • Title • Introduction/General Description • Detail • Conclusion

  5. Components of a Technical Description: Introduction • Definition, function, and background of item • Purpose • Overall description • Principle of operation • Preview of major parts

  6. Components of a Technical Description: Detail • Part One in descriptive sequence • Definition • Shape, dimensions, material (with specific visuals) • Subparts • Function • Relation to adjoining parts • Mode of attachment • Part Two in descriptive sequence • Part Three in descriptive sequence

  7. Components of a Technical Description: Conclusion • Summary • Interrelation of parts • One complete operating cycle

  8. Strategies • Use clear and delimiting title: “A Description of a LeMond Cyclocross Bike” vs. “A Description of the LeMond Cyclocross Bike’s Hub”

  9. Strategies • Use clear and delimiting title • Use an appropriate level of detail and technicality (who? How? Why?) • Use objective language

  10. Use objective language • Filter out personal descriptions • Select details that are concrete and specific enough to convey an unmistakable picture Poor: His office has an awful view, terrible furniture, and a depressing atmosphere. Better: His office has broken windows looking out on a brick wall, a rug with a six-inch hole in the center, missing floorboards, broken chairs, and a ceiling with chunks of plaster missing.

  11. Strategies • Use clear and delimiting title • Use an appropriate level of detail and technicality (who? How? Why?) • Use objective language • Use precise and informative language

  12. Strategies • Use clear and delimiting title • Use an appropriate level of detail and technicality (who? How? Why?) • Use objective language • Use precise and informative language • Use visuals

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