Rhetorical Analysis, A certain type of Persuasive Research.
Paper details:
Is it possible for a rough draft of the essay to be sent to me on the 7th or 6th day and an outline before the 10th day? If it is, that would be great because my professor wants a proof that the essay is in the process of being made.
This was the instruction given by my professor:
• Be yourself. Use the pronoun, “I.” Use your own natural voice and style while still trying to write grammatically correct in “Standard American English.”
• Don’t announce what you will do: DO NOT write, “In this essay I will tell about how…”
• Refer to the source as a text, an essay, a reading, or an article but don’t call it a story.
• When introducing a source, always use the author’s full name. After that, refer to him by his last name.
• Put names of essays in “quotes” and names of books in italics.
• At times, you might use dialogue (quotes that indicate speech) to make characters come alive.
• When Citing from the 2 essay that was sent. My professor wants it to be like, quote from the essay reading then the page number it came from.
• To avoid plagiarism, always include a reference to the source (author’s full name. After that, refer to him by his last name.
Rhetorical Analysis refers to an examination and discussion of the techniques a writer uses to engage her audience and succeed in achieving her purpose (whether it’s to entertain or to instruct or to persuade). In short, in this essay, your purpose is to write about and critique someone else’s writing and her use of argument.
Write an essay (with a beginning, a middle and an end) in which you examine the rhetorical techniques in two of the essays that I sent.
Your purpose is to make a point about which essay is most appealing to you as a member of the audience and why. What is the writer’s goal in writing this essay? How does the writer appeal to her audience? Which essay uses the basic idea of rhetoric (ethos, pathos and logos) most effectively to achieve his goal and why are those techniques effective in achieving his goal? In short, present an analysis of two sources. Remember that at some time, you must introduce each essay by author and title and include summary/paraphrase which provides context to a larger pool of readers. Quote once from each of the two essays.
To develop body of your essay: Think about how writers use special rhetorical techniques to influence you as you read.
– How does he introduce the essay and why? What’s the hook? Is it interesting? Why?
– What different types of evidence does he use and why?
– How is the evidence organized and why does he do it this way? Can you recognize the use of narration, description, process analysis, comparison/contrast, classification or example? How do these modes engage you (or not) as a reader?
– What’s the author’s tone (Ironic, Sarcastic, Humorous, and Sad)? Why?
– Does the author ever use statistics or expert testimony? Why and How?
– What technique does the writer use to conclude? Why?
– When does the author use facts and research and when does he use personal experience or anecdotal evidence about other people? Why?
– Does the author ever use emotion (pathos) to influence the reader?
– Do you trust (ethos) the author? Why?
– Do you ever find a place where you doubt the logic (logos) that the writer uses? Where? Why?
– Does the author ever repeat ideas? Why? Is the repetition merely redundant or is there a good reason for the repetition?