Rhetorical situation

Sender

The writers of the text “The Victims of Sprawl” are Andrés Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck. Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are American architects, urban planners, and co-founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism. Jeff Speck is an American city planner who works for an urban design consultancy firm. Overall, the authors are reliable senders. Their experience justifies their theories and reliability when it comes to the way sprawl affects American society.

The authors generally express their belief that urban sprawl is damaging the development of American society. At the end of the text, they express their view that “the disposable city will thus continue to dispose of its citizens until we embrace a healthier ...