hink about a time when you had difficulty conveying a message to either an individual or a group of people. Describe the situation.

• Now, reconsider the situation thinking about what you've learned of the elements of a rhetorical situation (i.e., context, purpose, audience, scope, tone, and medium). Which element might have caused the miscommunication? How so? For example, what could have been done differently to clarify your purpose? What audience' needs should have been recognized? Was there some context you should have taken into account? What was your tone like, and how could you have changed it?