Blog #11

In the article Rhetorical Situations and Their Constituents, exigence is pinpointed throughout the entire article. Exigence is described as “an imperfection marked by urgency; it is a defect, an obstacle, something waiting to be done, a thing which is other than it should be”(Bitzer). Basically, something that needs to be addressed that can be tackled down in smoother terms. Bitzer compares the two Rhetorical Situation and Exigence similar in a way. The Rhetors are the constituents of their own situation. Meaning, they need to reconsider who they technically are.