IntroductionA rhetorical situation is an instance, scenario or event that calls for an oral or written response. According to (Caudill et al. 217), a rhetorical situation has three components, namely the rhetor, who is the person speaking or writing, the audience and the problem. Other elements include the genre or type and purpose of rhetoric. The following is a rhetorical situation targeting readers in countries affected by terrorism. The aim is to highlight the increase in acts of terrorism around the world and recommend measures to curb them. The genre of this rhetorical situation is written. The threat of terrorism. In any case, one might wonder what terrorists seek to achieve when they launch cowardly acts against innocent civilians. Although they may be opposed to the policies and way many countries operate, these beasts should understand that it is not the ordinary citizen who makes laws, decides policies, or determines government actions. They proclaim so much power and victory over innocent lives when they cannot even afford to face a military troop. If these weaklings think they are so powerful, why can't they justify their self-proclaimed power by attacking statehouses, parliamentary buildings, and other heavily guarded government factions? There has recently been an increase in terrorist attacks around the world and particularly in Africa. The most recent terrorist attack in Africa was that of the Westgate shopping center in Kenya, for which the terrorist group Al Shabab claimed responsibility (Elbagir, 2013). This inhumane event, which involved around ten armed men, cost the lives of 65 innocent people, the majority of whom were pregnant women and children. Terrorists are known to attack places and countries...... middle of paper ...... owns.ReferencesCaudill, Sally, Celeste M. Condit, and John L. Lucaites. Contemporary Rhetorical Theory: A Reader. New York [ua] [ua: Guilford Press, 1999. Print. Elbagir, Nima. "Kenya shopping mall attack: Four accused of playing role in bloody siege". CNN. November 4, 2013. the web. March 25, 2014. http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/04/world/africa/kenya-mall-attack/Koppel, Andrea. & Glasse, Jennifer. "Rescuers search for life in Nairobi bombing rubble". CNN. August 8, 1998. The web. March 25, 2014. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9808/07/africa.explosions.04/Raghavan, Sudarsan. “The complex war in the Central African Republic explained through the journey of a little Muslim girl.” The Washington Post. March 9, 2014. the web. March 25, 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/it-was-a-miracle-she-survived/2014/03/08/04ca0922-9671-11e3-ae45-458927ccedb6_story.html