This rhetorical analysis is on the instructions on “How to Use Adobe Photoshop Tools” from WikiHow and to critique the use of the six characteristics of technical communication and the measures of excellence in technical communication as stated by Markel in the ninth edition of Technical Communication.
Summary
Generally, the instructions on How to Use Adobe Photoshop Tools do quite a good job at meeting Markel's six characteristics and eight measures of excellence in technical communication. Of the six characteristics, this document is strongest in the areas of audience, use to readers in solving a problem, collaboration, reflection of the organization's goals and culture, and readability. It is not as strong in the area of graphics. Of the eight measures of excellence, the booklet is very strong in seven: honesty, accuracy, conciseness, professional appearance, clarity, comprehensiveness and correctness. It is only average, however, in accessibility.
Addresses a specific audience
The set of instructions outlaid clearly address a specific target audience and that is users of the Adobe Photoshop application. The manual is intended for a wide range of users from beginners to regular users of the application. However, it mainly targets those seeking help in the use of tools. The manual was mainly created to dispel the widespread reputation of the application being quite hard to learn. This categorized set of instructions can prove helpful to someone who has just started using it or anyone who wants to look back on how to use a specific tool on the application. The manual however, does not exclusively state who the intended audiences are.
Helps readers solve problems
This manual is quite a vital aid to someone who completely has n...
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...mprehensive, it is still brief. The document has a very professional appeal as pointed out in the readability section and is also very accurate in that it has no grammar and spelling errors.
The one measure that the document falls short in is accessibility. For the most part, the document is quite accessible as it is broken down into well-labeled sections. However, the lack of an index or a contents section makes it quite hard to navigate to a specific tool. One will have to go through the whole article until he/she finds the toolbox they’re looking for. But that is expected from a third party instructions article and not from Adobe itself. Therefore, it is not as formal since it isn’t official and contains only a certain degree of professionalism as compared to the original. Overall, the document does a good job in meeting all of the eight measures of excellence.
3) the book is writtten with professionals in mind, but it was written in a way that laymen could understand it as well.
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