Rogerian Rhetoric

"Rogerian Rhetoric" by David Brent explains what you'd expect it would; Rogerian Rhetoric. Rogerian Rhetoric is a way to analyze another writer's writings. It's a much calmer way of writing an Op-Ed, it uses a way that I don't think many writers use these days. Most writers are very confrontational, but that's not what Rogerian Rhetoric is. 

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 Brent uses four points to describe how to use Rogerian Rhetoric;

"1. An introduction to the problem and a demonstration that the opponent's position is understood.

2. A statement of the contexts in which the opponent's position may be valid.

3. A statement of the writer's position, including the contexts in which it is valid.

4. A statement of how the opponent's position would benefit if he were to adopt elements of the writer's position. If the writer can show that the positions complement each other, that each supplies what theother lacks, so much the better. (283)." 

These steps make you consider the authors points, and take the positives from it. It doesn't want you ripping someone's writings to shreds.  Rogerian Rhetoric wants you to consider the author's points, and really see where they were coming from.