Rhetorical Analysis Assignment<\/p>\n
FORMAT: Minimum 1,200 words, double-spaced, 1\u201d margins; put your name, my name, the class, assignment number, and date in the upper left corner of the first page;<\/p>\n
number pages in the upper right corner; have a title. Cite source in MLA style. Save document as Word or PDF files only.<\/p>\n
Compose a focused analysis of a single pattern of rhetoric you notice in this essay (https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/there-is-no-shame-worse-than-poor-teeth-in-a-rich-world.)<\/p>\n
Look at very small rhetorical details, and reason backward from that concrete language (or image detail) to find the deeper implications. Each writer is not only<\/p>\n
asking us to accept certain things as true, but they are asking us to understand, judge, react to, relate to, and feel about those things in particular ways.<\/p>\n
Use glossary of rhetorical terms. Choose one or two key rhetorical features to focus on, such as the writer\u2019s appeals to ethos, pathos, or logos; the kairos in which<\/p>\n
the essay was written; its exigence; the ways in which the writer invites us to identify with or differentiate ourselves from the people they write about; etc.<\/p>\n
Focus on HOW these writings and images communicate implicit and explicit messages. This is about much more than summarizing content, or even summarizing rhetorical<\/p>\n
techniques. By analyzing rhetorical techniques, we can see how the author guides our interpretation of their content. You might ask questions like: How does this<\/p>\n
author characterize himself\/herself? How does he\/she characterize others? How does he\/she invite us to sympathize, empathize, or judge? Why is it significant that this<\/p>\n
essay was created in a particular time, place, and circumstance? What does this text respond to? To what purpose are these arguments being used? What kinds of<\/p>\n
attitudes and ideas does the author invite us to adopt as we look at their subject?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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