Quote: "First the construction of and reliance on a scope regime confirms and solidifies an individual's membership in a particular community. To speak in "outlandish way," i.e., contrary to the conventions of a "land," is to court ostracism and charges of insanity. To see that which no one else sees is also to court the same marginalization. An individual's way of speaking and way of seeing must adhere to the conventions of the community.
Question: Fleckenstein makes the broad statement "an individual's way of speaking and way of seeing must adhere to the conventions of the community." Do you believe this statement, and does our modern day society reflect this statement? What is the motive behind "adhering" to these socially constructed standards?
Personally, I do believe this statement to be true due to my briar knowledge of Burke and the rhetorical situation. In order to effectively persuade an audience you must know the characteristics of said audience, their constraints, and the situation you are speaking on the behalf of's exigence. For example, you must know the conventions of a genre before you create a work to fit into that specific genre. Similarly, you must you the conventions of your audience and relate to them and the cause on a personal level to effectively communicate your point to them.
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