I came upon this post on Instagram and I believe it fits Bitzer’s, “ a work is rhetorical because it is a response to a situation of a certain kind.”(Bitzer 4). This post is talking about how many people are avoiding the vaccine for ridiculous reasons. It has exigence because it is bringing awareness about the vaccine. The audience is very large since the whole world knows about the vaccine, so a lot of people have an interest in this. There is a rhetorical constraint because this is sort of a jab towards anti-vaxxers and this NBA player is known for losing family members due to the coronavirus so many people agree with what he has to say.

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