Q&R 4

Q&R 4: Why doesn’t the linear model benefit the “writing process”?

The article states that the linear model refers to speech containing two specific ways of presentation. One being based on rhetoric models and the other being the use of a thesis statement. Traditional rhetoric strategies contain stages which a writing must go through and follow. Britton decribes “the writing process as a serious of stages described in metaphors of linear growth, conception, incubation, and prodution”. This supports my observation of the text when it decribes the procedure presented for the writing process. I believe that this method consticts the author to simply following a guide line presented within the linear model. It’s important for a authors writing to be individual, contain voice, and engage audience to help in comrehending the deeper meaning of a textual piece. All of which, in my opinion, are unable for the author to express through their writing when following the linear model.

The thesis statement method requires you to pick one topic and go into detail explaning what it consists of and supporting your theories and observations with concrete evidence. This method allows you to gather facts about the topic and deliver them in a organized manner to your audience, unlike traditional rhetoric strategies that are aimed more at convincing or persuading your audience to agree with what you are writing about. The linear method, in my opinion, does not benefit the writing process because of how it requires writers to write in a pre determined format not allowing the author to express there individuality and beliefs.