Exigence is a flawed situation or circumstance in which something needs to be said, and of spoken in reflection to the current situation. It may be changeable or unchangeable circumstance such as a natural disaster or controversy of abortion or gun rights in the U.S. It would have no meaning and would be seen as trivial if it weren't changed by a persons actions or something other than discourse. The whole reasoning behind a rhetorical situation is to hold the intention of relieving doubt through a statement. An example of exigence would be speaking on air pollution because it would need a multitude of people to change their actions and perceptions of the current issue at hand.
The second constituent of Blitzer's rhetorical situation was Audience. The first thing I think of when I hear audience is in a judicial setting, such as a jury. This audience must me able to be persuaded by the same discourse, "it requires an audience to produce it's end". An example of this is when you are in court and lawyers are battling and defending their cases. Their objective is to convince a hopefully likeminded audience to become mediators of the change they are trying to produce.
The third and final constant is Constraint. Which are things objects or persons that hinder the decision or action of the situation and inevitably hinder the exigence. For example, certain issues such as religion and practices may constrain a politician from acting on or speaking about an exigence or situation.
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