COMM 104 Lecture 12Outline of Current LectureI. The Parts of a Rhetorical SituationII. Information LiteracyIII. Evaluating Sources in ResearchI. When approaching a rhetorical situation there are certain things to keep in mind while writing. The four main components are the author, audience, purpose, and presentation. a. Author: remember to be aware of your past experiences as an author and be careful of how your background will effect how you are writing. Your voice is the personality you convey through your writing. b. Audience: be mindful of how your audience's views, opinions, and experiences will factor in to their ability to understand what you are writing.c. Purpose: work to keep your purpose known to both yourself as a writer and to your audience. The audience should have an understanding of where your argument is going. This is where a thesis statement becomes important to clearly state your opinion or viewpoint. Making an outline while writing will also help to keep you focused on your purpose. d. Presentation: use vivid language and voice to keep your audience engaged and interested. Be careful of mistakes in presentation, especially grammar and your argumentation. II. Information Literacy: effectively using information after identifying, locating, and evaluating sourcesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.III. Evaluating Research Sources: there are several factors to keep in mind when deciding whether or not a source is credible. Remember to check for:a. Clarity: make sure that it is easy to understand, not only for you, but for the audience as well.b. Accuracy: does that information presented in this source conflict with information from other sources on the subject? If so, make sure that you check this source again.c. Currency: make sure that the information is up to dated. Relevance: check to see that this source has information relates to your argument in an appropriate way, as well as appropriate for your audience.e. Depth: the extent to which the information is explained f. Breadth: this is a measure of how broad or narrow the information presented isg. Logic: does this source make sense?h. Fairness: make sure there is no personal bias in this information. If the intended purpose is anything other than to inform, the source may not be a good one to use. Bias can occur from egocentric thinking, which is believing your own opinions are the most important and the only valid ones. Sociocentric thinking can also result in bias, which is created when a person's social group is thought to have the only valid opinion in an