Kairos vs. Topos

Kairos is the rhetoric of a moment, that passes. 
Topos, is a common topic, or a standard way of thinking that helps us to build arguments. They are static, or permanent. We use Topoi within Kairos, in order to find a means of persuasion, in a single moment. However, we use both to try and make a change. It is important to think about stakeholders, as well. It is also important to think about what they care about. A Polity, is a group of people who all care about the same things. They are constantly negotiating, even though there are differences in stakes and beliefs. What's important to them, may not be important, or working for that matter. If that is the case, than it can be difficult [but necessary] to to figure out how to change such a system. They must figure out what their stakes are, and then work from there. 

This kind of ideal, applies to rape hysteria, as well as rape culture altogether. I think that it is important for a Polity, to come together in order to make such changes, with rape culture. For example, you can make a change here, but is it going to make a difference there? Let's say that a college/university wants to create more programs to educate people about acknowledging rapes on campus. Well, even if the school decides to increase such programs, is that actually going to make a difference? Why or why did it not? I believe it is a sort of trial and error process that involves constant tinkering, as the Kairos of a situation changes.