Rhetorical Precis- Choices 2.0

In Joe Marshall Hardin’s introduction to his book Choices 2.0 (2010), he states that some college students are not confident in their writing and other students are successful writers. People believe that others are just more talented at a certain thing then another. Hardin presents a couple examples to becoming a successful writer. One way students can make their writing more effective is to plan, revise and have someone else read their writing. Doing those few simple steps will help them improve their writing by getting rid of certain things or reorganizing your writing. Another example to becoming a more successful writer is to become more familiar with correct grammar. The more you write you will begin to notice what kind of things sound right and the common mistakes you make. Joe Hardin’s purpose is to help college students that feel like their writing is not as strong as it should be. He seems to make his writing easy to read so students wouldn’t have trouble paying attention and they are able to follow what he is saying.

In chapter one of Joe Marshall Hardin’s book Choice 2.0 (2010), he states a writing process for students to follow that allows them to observe their writing. Hardin’s steps are prewriting, drafting, revising, and proofing. Joe Hardin’s first step is prewriting allows the writer to find out the major ideas of their project and to group ideas together. His second step is drafting which lets the writer bring their ideas together and start to make a plan for their writing and also allows the writer to make changes to the writing. Hardin’s third step is revising. He claims that it is better to revise writing on paper then on a computer screen. With revising a project, it is important to be willing to change anything throughout the writing, By having a peer read over a project, it was help you notice things that wouldn’thave been noticed before. His last step is proofing and editing. This step allows the writer to make last minute changes and make sure that the spelling and grammar are correct throughout the writing. Joe Marshall Hardin also talks about making choices about rhetoric. Rhetoric helps a writer choice how they will present their writing, how the writer will address the reader and also, what kinds of language and arguments the writer will use to communicate with the reader.  He also included that writers should relate to their readers by using ethos (ethics), pathos (emotion) and logos (logic). Hardin's audience is college students that need to improve their process for writing and makes it easy for them to read and follow.