Assignment task: From watching this video, could you answer these questions: ''We know the real cause of the crisis in hospitals. It's greed" from The New York Times, Video Op-Ed, Archived on YouTube.
YouTube Video: Hospital Greed Is Destroying Our Nurses. Here's Why. | NYT Opinion
1. When and where did this text originally appear?
2. What is the genre of the text, and in which modes is it composed (e.g., verbal, visual, aural)? What are the common rhetorical purposes for texts in this genre?
3. To what exigence is the text responding? What event, situation, or argument is the writer responding to? (Note that this answer will likely be longer than the others. The information provided in class should give you what you need to answer this question. However, if you still think you need to look up additional information from external sources, be sure to include a printed-out copy of that information and a formal Works Cited page.)
4. How would you describe the discourse community in which this text is operating? Who is part of the discourse community, what values are important to them, what do members of this discourse community consider credible evidence, and what genres do they typically use?
5. Who is the writer's intended audience, and what textual clues help you name that audience? Remember that the rhetorical audience is always more specific than anyone who reads the text.