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The Rhetorical Situation
Who are we? Researchers, part of a research team
Our purpose? To compose convincing analyses of the built environment of Atlanta
First, we gather evidence via primary and secondary research.
What do we value in a useful website from members of our research team?
Scholarship:
A scholarly tone helps establish credibility.
Citations and bibliographic information present when possible and correctly composed.
Quotations and paraphrases embedded in posts.
SPECIFICITY: Detailed communication of the where/when/who/what of a post. What is its relevance to the research team? Usefulness? These can be communicated in titles, tags, and categories.
Images/Video/Audio
Relevant and appropriate to the built environment of Atlanta
Cited and labeled
Links to potentially relevant/important information
Positioned spatially in the post to break up text and to encourage interest
Navigation
Posts are easily find-able
The site as a whole is easy to navigate
The visual aspect of the site itself is conducive to reading and exploring (font size and family, background images/audio, color schemes, etc.)
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