Text is one of the final components when it comes to Digital rhetoric. There are some key things to remember when thinking about what defines text. Such as coherence, acceptability, situationally, intentionality, informality and intertexuality. Cohesion incorporates grammar and language used. Acceptability “is the minor of intentionality. A text must be recognized as such by recipients in a particular situation.”(Eyman 2015). Situationally makes sure it’s in the correct context and that it all makes sense within that context. Intentionality prioritizes the tone of which something is said holds weight. In the correct context it makes sense.
Informality is how much new stuff is in a text, or expected to be in a text. Intersexuality is basically saying that the text always relates to something that was before it. These little definitions and components help describe the elements of text and how they relate to digital rhetoric. It’s important to know these since text is one of the three main elements of digital rhetoric.
Text is what can be read. This is not to be taken in a literal sense. Yes texts are words that can be read on a page, but it’s also what can be interpreted. It can be words, art or objects. This can also go to visual works and even smell. In turn this means that all of these concepts can count as text. This is because these examples can be read and interpreted. It’s also interesting to me how everyone can interpret things differently and have different experiences reading the same texts. It’s interesting to learn about text since it’s just one small part of digital rhetoric.
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