Rhetorical Précis for Introduction in Choices 2.0

In the introduction, Talent, Hardwork, and Correctness, the author of Choices 2.0 (2010) claims that being a writer is not solely based on talent but that everyone is a writer and by utilizing the skills they learn they can increase the dexterity of their writing. Joe Marshall Hardin, the author, enlightens the reader by sharing his thoughts on the pieces that create a sample of writing. Throughout this chapter Hardin explains the details that go into writing like how we use ingredients to cook, step by step. The title, Talent, Hardwork, and Correctness, supplies the reader an overview of what he discusses because he touches on each topic. Hardin uses the word "talent" playfully in this section because he doesn't believe that a "good" writer is only a talented one, he made a point in this chapter that everyone can become a good writer they just need to practice. In order to become an articulate writer one must ask themselves various questions and try to see there writing in a different light. The writer must be able to pull apart their work, the grammar usage, the effectiveness of word choice, and the understanding of each sentence and how it incorporates together in order to be more accurate in their writing. Hardin mentioned reading other's pieces of writing in order to help one understand what type of writer they are and to gain a different perspective. He seems to project this introduction to an audience that has a desire to better their writing and to make it much more effective.