Blog #9

While reviewing this chapter in the Bedford Book of Genres, one thing was clear, I have never written anything like a multi genre project and I really have no idea where to start. I went to the section in the chapter where it talks about possibilities of multi-genre projects, the rhetorical situation. This seemed like a good place to start. The sections says to start with furthering your purpose. This means to see each genre as a chapter and use each chapter to contribute to your book (community). The purpose is to reach your audience by using a variety of genres which will target the greatest amount of people. When talking about genre it also would help if you use each genre to a rhetorical appeal. If you use three different genres then possibly each genre would appeal to either ethos, logos, or pathos. When you have multiple appeals you should reach a wider range in your target audience. It is also suggested that you use multiple sources of media in an effort to reach a larger audience. So as an example, if you use Instagram which appeals to younger people, then you might use Facebook which targets an older audience.