Rhetorical Analysis

 

1. You read about the four primary types of rhetorical appeals, which are ethos (ethics), logos (logic), pathos (emotion), and

kairos (timeliness/relevance). Using the reflective questions provided in the article, craft a rhetorical analysis of 700-1,000 words.

Find an article in a popular magazine, a blog post, or a transcript of a television program (or another similar alternative) that includes

scientific or technical information that has been written for a general audience. The article must have been published within the past two

years. Even though the article does not need to be lengthy, it must be long enough and provide enough substance to allow you to write a

paper evaluating the author’s use of the four primary rhetorical appeals.

Be sure to include an introduction that identifies the following information:
• Title of the document
• Author(s) name(s), if known, or corporate author
• Type of document
• Purpose of the document
• Brief audience analysis in which you identify the intended readers
• Tone (formal or informal)
• A thesis statement that is supported throughout the remainder of the document
The body of your document should provide an analysis of the four rhetorical appeals. You must analyze whether the author(s) used each

rhetorical appeal, provide evidence of how, and assess the effectiveness of each appeal. If the author(s) clearly did not use one or more

rhetorical appeals, explain how you determined it was not used, and describe how the author(s) could have included it to make the document

more effective.

The document should end with a conclusion in which you analyze the overall effectiveness of the document. Be sure to support your

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conclusion by summarizing the evidence you included in the body of the document.

The document should be formatted using standard APA conventions for style and citation, including a title page, appropriate in-text

citations, and a references page.

Follow this naming convention for your file before submitting it. The file should be Word or txt (No PDF):

LastnameFirstinitialAssignmentLetterNumberLetterNumber. For example: HoneaSM2A1. To be accepted, the file must be Word or txt and must be

in the above naming convention.