Write an essay that responds to and evaluates a particular article from the textbook (you may choose from any of the argument articles from pg 418-end of book – remember that you should be using the topic you plan on discussing all semester). This is not a summary paper, but your essay should provide a concise summary of the article early on to familiarize your reader with the content. Throughout the essay, you will need to acknowledge important parts of the article through paraphrase, description, and direct quotation.
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This paper is a way to discuss the strong and weak points of a particular peice of writing by using concepts we have learned in this class:
– appeals to credibility and character (ethos)
– appeals to emotion (pathos)
– appeals to logic (logos)
– the Toulmin system, STAR, logical fallacies, and other essential concepts and analytical tools
This essay analyzes and critiques the integrity of an arugment, how effectively an author supports his/her argument, claims, assertions. This is not a summary paper. You are essentially juding whether the article provides a strong argument or not.
You are required to work with your source argument, and you should also use a secondary source as well. This second source can be the textbook (to explain ethos, pathos, logos, or another essential concept), or it can be another article that pertains to the same subject matter (from the textbook, or from elsewhere). You are required to have a works cited page (MLA format) for this assignment.
Audience: members of your 102 class
Length: 3-4 double spaced, typed pages, MLA format
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A successful Rhetoric Analysis will
– provide a concise and acurate summary of the article early on
– offer an assertive thesis that directs the action of the essay and reflects the whole essay
– has a thesis that makes an evaluative jugment about the effectiveness of the author’s argument
– offers strong support for its thesis by using specific details and detailed analysis of how the author effectively or ineffectively supports his or her argument
– uses analytical tools appropriate to the argument he or she is evaluating
– paraphrases and integrates quotations from an article effectively, smoothly, and ethically through appropriate signal phrases and parenthetical citations in MLA style
– have 2 sources
– have works cited page
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