REMIX: Remixing Your Position Argument
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Remixing Your Position Argument
Position arguments occur regularly in genres and media besides the college essay. For example, Jessica Statsky’s could use information from her argument in a report about injuries in children’s sports, or she could have reworked some of the information as an infographic for coaches. Instead, Statsky decided to remix her essay as an article in her local PTA newsletter. (A remix takes all or part of a text in one genre to create a text in another genre or for another purpose or audience.) Since Statsky’s position argument warned about the dangers of children’s sports, she thought an appropriate target audience would be parents and that the best place to reach them would be through a parenting magazine or newsletter. So after writing her essay, she remixed it as an op-
In the next section of this chapter, we ask you to craft your own position argument. After composing it as an essay, consider remixing it by presenting it (or a portion of it) in another genre or medium, or using it as part of an essay with a different purpose or audience.
CONSIDER YOUR RHETORICAL SITUATION
Purpose: The purpose of your position argument is to convince readers that an issue is important (or at least open their eyes to it) and maybe persuade them to take action. If you remix your position argument, which genre or medium would best allow you to make a compelling case for your position?
Audience: The original audience for your position argument was your instructor and other students in your class. Which audience would be most affected by your issue or be able to take action on it? What genre or medium would best help you reach that audience?
Genre and medium: The genre of your position argument was the essay; the medium was textual, delivered either in print or online. If you remix your position argument, what genre or medium would best help you persuade your target audience?