Rhetorical Analysis does not ask you to write about whether you agree or disagree with the argument’s major claims or ideas. Instead, you are writing about how the writer builds the argument– is it persuasive? Does it use enough evidence? Does it use certain appeals to connect with the audience? How? Quote directly from the essay to show us how the writer uses rhetorical strategies. If the strategies seem unsuccessful to you, then explain why and discuss what other rhetorical strategies might strengthen the argument.
*Contain a clearly-stated thesis
*Present the essay being analyzed by summarizing the major arguments and presenting the writer’s position in a fair and reasonable manner.
*Identify the writer’s rhetorical situation: audience, purpose, and genre?
*Identify, with examples, at least two of each of the following lines of argument or appeals within the essay: logos, pathos, and ethos.
*Determine the extent to which the writer’s language or style works to persuade the audience.
*Assess whether, taking your analysis of the above factors into account, the argument is ultimately persuasive to its intended audience.
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