CH 1 Precis

In the beginning chapter of his book, "Making Choices About Process and Rhetoric" (2010), Joe Hardin explains that there is a writing process that writers use in order to create a writing project, as well as explains the definition of rhetoric and the three appeals used in writing. Hardin depicts the writing process as a series of steps: prewriting, drafting, revising, and proofing and editing. As well as the writing process, he explains rhetoric as the strategic use of language, and the three appeals as pathos, ethos, and logos. He does this in order to give examples of writing techniques to improve overall writing skill. His target audience is again young/new college students.