Uses these articles to determine the rhetorical situation of scholarly articles
Authors:
- What are they? (Think beyond their names - what are their jobs?)
- Why do we care about their “affiliation” or where they work? Why does that matter?
Purpose:
- Why do authors write these types of articles?
- What is the purpose of these kinds of articles?
Audience:
- Who are these articles written for?
- Who is the primary audience? Who might be the “secondary” audience?