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Essays | Issue 12.1

“Rhetorical Web Design: Thinking Critically about Ready-Made Web Templates and the Problem of Ease”

Byxchanges_admin June 22, 2026

by Jason Tham | Xchanges 12.1

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Abstract
Introduction
Of Ease & Efficiency
Agency, Techne, and Extreme Usability
Agency, Techne, and Extreme Usability Cont.
Analysis of a Template: WordPress.com
Analysis of a Template: WordPress.com Cont.
Recommendations & Conclusion
Works Cited
Appendices
About the Author

Appendices

Appendix 1 — My Amateurish Writing Portfolio

Appendix 1 - Tham's early web portfolio

Appendix 2

Appendix 2

Link to site: studentweb.stcloudstate.edu/thja0905

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