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Grounded in Lloyd Bitzer’s framework, the discussion links exigence, audience, and constraints to clarify why a discourse emerges, who it addresses, and what limits shape the speaker’s message. 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Oftentimes, the context of a situation is understood with only a few words, a nod, or even by simply residing within a location. In most aspects of life, context is the undetected force, but in a communication center, verbally acknowledging situational rhetoric and context is key in understanding the needs of the speakers and the purposes of consultations. In order for a communication consultant to best provide feedback within a consultation, he or she must be aware of the speaker’s message basic insight on rhetorician Lloyd Bitzer’s arenas oftheexigence, the audience, and the constraints within the speech. These three aspects of context and situational rhetoric must be determined within the first five minutes of a consultation, because they are crucial to the success of that consultation. This paper argues that by requiring communication consultants to begin all consultations by asking about Lloyd Bitzer’s components of situational rhetoric, consultants will have abetter understanding of what topics to focus on in a consultation so that the speaker can receive the most beneficial advice possible.  \nIn one of his documented lectures, rhetorician Ivor Armstrong Richards (1965) notes the difficulty of defining the abstract idea of context. Context, he states, embodies,“…anything whatever about the [time] period, or about anything else which is relevant to our interpretation of it”(Richards, 1965, p. 33) . Following in the footsteps of Richard, rhetorician Lloyd F.  \nBitzer incorporated context into situational rhetoric. Plainly put, the rhetorical situation is “why” an idea is communicated, and context is the specification of this situation. As Bitzer (1992) notes,“We need to understand that a particular discourse comes into existence because of some specific condition or situation which invites utterance”(p.4) . Winston Churchill, one of history’s most famous orators, proves enlightening when trying to understand situation rhetoric and its role within a speech. Winston Churchill’s Address on Dunkirk, a resounding speech rallying British troops and countrymen during the certainty of Germany’s invasion of France in World War II, was presented in an exact time and place that added context and passion to the delivery. In any other location, such as at a dinner table or in a time of peace, Winston Churchill’s address would not have contained the motivation and create the lasting impression it holds today. Just as with a speech as renowned as Churchill’s, every speech has a moment in which it is intended to be spoken. This resting place is where situational rhetoric and context occur.  \nTo determine situational rhetoric, Bitzer outlines three essential pieces of information that work together to create the context of the discourse (1992) . First, theexigence is the purpose of the material. This is the reason the paper or presentation was created. Is the argument to inform or persuade? What about an interview or a class project? Secondly, the audience needs to be identified. Crafting an argument to persuade those with drastically opposing  \nviews will take a different approach than relaying information from a textbook during a lecture. The audience of a discourse can range from a physical room full of people toa single individual. Sometimes the audience can even be an unidentified collective. Finally, the context of a situation must have constraints. These constraints,“  have the power to constrain The author’s constraints decision[s] and action[s] needed to modify the exigence”(Bitzer, 1992, p.8) . These constraints can be categorized into two sections: the author or speaker’s constraints, and the situation’s constraints. An author’sor orator’s constraints,","cbCaieuACGxaJTWf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieuACGxaJTWf","pdf",20608,"English","# Introduction\n## Situational rhetoric and the role of context\n# Bitzer’s three components of context\n## Exigence\n## Audience\n## Constraints\n# Applying the framework in consultation rooms\n## Early identification and feedback guidance","[{\"question\":\"What are the three components of situational rhetoric used to define context?\",\"answer\":\"Bitzer’s framework identifies exigence, audience, and constraints. 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