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Digital rhetoric is communication that exists in the digital sphere. It can be expressed in many different forms, including text, images, videos, and software.[2] Due to the increasingly mediated nature of contemporary society, distinctions between digital and non-digital environments are less clear.[3] This has expanded the scope of digital rhetoric to account for the increased fluidity with which humans interact with technology.[4]
The field of digital rhetoric is not yet fully established. It draws theory and practices from the tradition of rhetoric as both an analytical tool and a production guide. As a whole, it can be categorized as a meta-discipline.[2]
Due to evolving study, digital rhetoric has held various meanings to different scholars over time.[2] It can take on a variety of meanings based on what is being analyzed, depending on the concept, forms or objects of study, or rhetorical approach. Digital rhetoric can also be analyzed through the lenses of different social movements.[5]
Digital rhetoric lacks a strict definition amongst scholars. The discussion and debate toward reaching a definition accounts for much of the writing, study, and teaching of the topic. [6] One of the most straightforward definitions for "digital rhetoric" is that it is the application of rhetorical theory to digital communication.[2]: 13
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).