Paper details:

PAPER 1: Rhetorical Analysis

Length: 2-3 pages

Purpose: To practice and strengthen skills in critical reading and thinking, as well as researching and writing
an academic paper that sustains a complete train of thought on one subject.

Assignment: For your first paper. write a rhetorical analysis of the published article that we read in this unit.
When analyzing an argument’s rhetorical features, you want to discuss how well its components work to
reach an audience. Such components that you want consider include these:

use of the 3 appeals (pathos, ethos, logos)

choices of language/writing style and tone (author’s apparent attitude toward the subject)
organization

validity/clarity of thesis

adequate support: hard evidence. expert testimony, credible sources, sound reasoning

terminology defined

Follow this Organization for a Rhetorical Analysis

I. Introduction

A. Establish the work and its author

B. Establish the thesis of the article

C. Present your thesis: 1 sentence that states the

overall success of the article’s/speech’s argument

II. Summary Paragraph

A. Present the main point of the article or speech.

B. Present the main supportive points of the article

orspeech.

III. Analysis Paragraph 1

A. TS: State your first analysis point.

B. Support your point with evidence from the article

orspeech.

C. SS: Conclude your point.

IV. Analysis Paragraph 2

ABC: Repeat above structure with second analysis point

V. Analysis Paragraph 3

ABC: Repeat above structure with second analysis point

VI. Concluding Paragraph

A. Reword your thesis.

B. Summarize your main points.

C. Leave on a thoughtful note.

I NEED DRAFT BY MONDAY 01/08/201812PM

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