In my English 101 class last semester I wrote a
proposal argument addressing the university’s general education requirements. The
rhetorical situations influenced my writing greatly.
The purpose of this proposal argument was to propose a
problem to the university on general education requirements, inform them with
facts on why the solution to the proposal was reasonable, and persuade them
with benefits of the solution in the justification. Evidence of showing purpose
in the proposal was telling the audience exactly what needed to be changed. In the
proposal I said the university should change the number of credits needed.
The audience in my proposal was the University General
Education Curriculum Committee. This was the right audience to address the
problem because they could potentially act on it. I addressed them in the cover
letter and repeated the name multiple times in the proposal so they know it was
intended for them.
The genre of this writing is a proposal. The proposal needed
to have a certain organization such as a cover letter, stated problem,
solution, justification, conclusion, and sources.
My stance in my proposal was persuasive. In my
justification I persuaded the audience with the benefits of acting on the solution
of requiring less credits. I said students would “graduate earlier, save money,
and start careers earlier.” By telling the audience these advantages of the
solution, it made my stance much stronger.
The mediums I used in this proposal were the headings
and graph. There were three major headings: the problem, solution, and
justification. These gave the proposal a sense of clarity for the audience so
they will know exactly where to look for each part of the proposal. There was
also a table included in it with data from a survey.
Ways to improve on my next paper are to have a better
stance and stay strong with my opinions on the topic. I can also respond to
opposing arguments and multiple perspectives of the audience.
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