Concept 1.1
The main focus of this concept is understanding that writing is taking a problem and addressing it, answering it, or analyzing it. then it begins to address how to properly find a problem worth writing about. One line I really like from this is when they say "beginning college students typically imagine questions that have right answers," and I really enjoy how that leads us to realize that what we are questioning and seeking in our writing should be open-ended, or ever changing and fluctuating questions that are more akin to philosophies. Sometimes you can use a "big question" in your writing, aka something lots of people are talking about and interested in, or you could create a problem of your own that you could solve or delve deep into in your writing.
Concept 1.2
Rhetoric, like we discussed in class is the use of language and symbols to influence others or situations. There are actually people called Rhetoricians. What do they do? What great deed dons you the title Rhetorician? This section focuses on teaching us how to think of the purpose in our writing, who are we trying to influence, what are we trying to make them think or feel, and why are we trying to do that. I've never in my school writing career given either the problem matter or the rhetoric behind my writing a second thought so I quite enjoy what these two sections have to say.
When writing you need to find a Rhetorical Aim: your relationship to the audience and what you hope to accomplish. For example my current audience is the professor, to show to her that I have read and understand the materials, but I also am the audience in a sense, since I shall be using what I have written here to refresh my knowledge of these concepts if the need arises.
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