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Write an essay in which you analyze the rhetorical devices used in an article (suggestions are listed below). <\/em> Assignment: Write a 750\u20131000-word rhetorical analysis essay. <\/p>\n This essay is worth 15% of your final grade for the course. <\/p>\n Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n Complete a close reading of a chosen public document (yes, you get to choose!). Then, write a cohesive essay that:<\/p>\n 1. Introduce and summarize the document.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Analyzes<\/strong> the author(s)\u2019s use of the rhetorical tools such as ethos, logos, and pathos used in a public document. More options are listed below.<\/p>\n 3. Evaluates the document’s effectiveness<\/strong> using these rhetorical tools.<\/p>\n This essay is NOT<\/strong> simply an expository or descriptive essay. It is an analysis<\/em><\/strong> of how effectively rhetorical tools are used in the document. <\/p>\n \u00fc Read \u201cChapter 8 Conducting Rhetorical Analysis\u201d in Writing: Ten Core Concepts. <\/em>Read the sample stories in the chapter. <\/p>\n \u00fc Do an Internet search of websites with listings of rhetorical devices <\/em>or rhetorical tools. <\/em>Read over a few to familiarize yourself with enough of them in order to be able to pick them out of an article. <\/p>\n \u00fc Do an Internet search of websites with articles about the three appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos. <\/em>Read over a few to familiarize yourself with enough of them in order to be able to pick the three appeals out of an article.<\/p>\n \u00fc Choose one of the following <\/strong>for your subject\/topic for this assignment:<\/p>\n o You may analyze the author(s)\u2019s use of ethos, logos, and pathos in one of the public document articles (from the Internet or a book) that you used for the Informative Essay (one of the web page articles you chose). If you neglected to include sources for that essay, do research now and locate a web page article on your topic for the Informative Essay.<\/p>\n o Alternative choices:<\/p>\n o Alternative choices: choose another article and ask for approval at least 5 days before due date via email; include a link to the article in the email and the name of the article.<\/p>\n \u00fc Write a 3\u20135-page (750-1000 word) rhetorical analysis<\/strong> in which you identify at minimum three rhetorical devices\/tools used by the author. A good choice is the three appeals of pathos, ethos, and logos, but this is not required. Or, you can use one or two of the three appeals along with other choices. Examples could be metaphor, simile, alliteration, repetition, allusion, etc. <\/p>\n \u00fc Be sure that your analysis has a clear focal point and an interpretive thesis\u2014a clear statement that sets up the essence of the rest of the paper, naming the three rhetorical devices or tools you will analyze in your paper. <\/p>\n \u00fc Analyze the way the text delivers its message. Consider the rhetorical situation that relates to your chosen text. What can you say about the speaker, the audience for the text, and purpose informing the piece? <\/p>\n \u00fc Think about the genre and medium conventions and about appeals offered in the text (logos, ethos, pathos). Examine the strategies used and the details that are present in the text. <\/p>\n \u00fc Make good use of critical thinking strategies as you begin, allowing careful reading of the text to drive your project.<\/p>\n \u00fc Make sure to remember that this is a rhetorical analysis and not an expository or persuasive paper. You don’t want to try to convince your audience of anything concerning the topic other than what you think about how convincing the author(s) is by using rhetorical strategies in the article and on the page.<\/p>\n \u00fc For a list of rhetorical devices and how they are used see: 31 Useful Rhetorical Devices.<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a7 \u201cThe Price of College is Rising Faster than Wages for People with Degrees\u201d<\/a>\u00a7 \u201cWhy Is College So Expensive?\u201d<\/a>\u00a7 \u201cCollege Costs Have Increased by 169% Since 1980\u2014But Pay for Young Workers is Up by Just 19%: Georgetown Report\u201d<\/a><\/h1>\n