Summary and Rhetorical Analysis
Summary and Rhetorical Analysis
Assignment: For this writing assignment, select a scholarly article from the Hunt Library on a subject that interests you.
Write an essay, of approximately 450 – 500 words, in which you:
Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation – introduction (1st paragraph of essay)
· Article title and author(s) – provide the link to the article
· Topic – the subject
· Audience – the readers (both primary and secondary audience)
· Purpose – the reason for writing (informative or persuasive)
· Thesis statement – a claim about the overall effectiveness of the text
Summarize the article – body (2nd paragraph of essay)
· Summary – the thesis and major supporting points
· Objective tone – do not insert your own opinion or evaluation
Select 3-4 rhetorical strategies from the text – body (3rd and 4th paragraphs of essay)
· Form (organization and format)
· Style (sentence design, word choice, and use of figurative language)
· Types of evidence/support (facts, quotes, statistics, case studies, etc.)
· Appeal to logos (logic)
· Appeal to ethos (credibility)
· Appeal to pathos (emotions)
Analyze those strategies
· Identify each of the selected strategies.
· Give an example from the text for each selected strategy.
Evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies – conclusion (5th paragraph)
· Explain why the strategies successfully appeal to the audience (or why they do not).
· Explain how the strategies accomplish (or do not) the purpose of the author(s).
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