Write a paper discussing kairos in the documentary, The Mask We Live In. Explain to the reader how kairos and the rhetorical situation functions in this documentary.
I encourage you to think extensively about the rhetorical situation by considering these elements:
Occasion and Exigence:
What motivating events set the stage for this rhetor’s contribution?
What conditions or issues affect this discourse’s creation or reception?
Historical and Cultural Context:
What recent events affect what the rhetor can say or how the audience will likely respond?
What long-term historical, political, or cultural trends does this discourse draw upon?
Forum and Genre
Where did this persuasive effort occur or appear?
What kind of discourse is this?
Kairos:
What constraints and opportunities are available to the rhetor?
What can or does the rhetor change by intervening in this way?
What can the rhetor manage at the beginning, middle, or end of this argument?
What new opportunities and constraints does the argument create?