Choose an argument from the Sources for Rhetorical Analysis folder in Blackboard, then write a formal essay in which you critically respond to that argument.
Requirements (These must be met in order for the assignment to be eligible for a grade):
1000-1250 words.
MLA-formatted document, in-text citations, and a Works Cited page (Works Cited page does not contribute to word-count requirements).
MLA mandates font size, margin size, spacing, headers, and page number requirements, and your document must adhere to those mandates.
Written for an academic audience and adhering to the conventions expected by that audience.
Content and structure should follow these guidelines:
An unique, creative, and compelling title. Rhetorical Analysis or Essay 1 or A Rhetorical Analysis of [ARTICLE TITLE]” wont be sufficient.
Section 1: Introduction, including a thesis statement indicating the quality or validity of the argument you’re analyzing.
Section 2: Discussion of the author’s use of pathos, logos, and ethos, with specific quotes exemplifying each rhetorical device.
Section 3: Discussion of logical fallacies the argument demonstrates, with specific quotes supporting that discussion.
Section 5: Discussion of cognitive biases the argument demonstrates, with specific quotes supporting that discussion.
Section 6: Conclusion
Each section must fulfill its purpose, with the number of paragraphs in each section depending on the purpose of that section.
Introductions and Conclusions are usually only one paragraph each and serve to bring readers into your writing and then close the subject for them. In your introduction, do not forget a clear thesis statement indicating whether your chosen article presents a valid argument or not.
Body sections can be multiple paragraphs, and those rhetorical choices should be guided by the content of the section.
For example, there are three rhetorical devices you need to discuss, which should indicate that section probably needs to be three paragraphs.
Body paragraphs contain topic sentences, examples and explanations, and transitions.
Your own original work created for this assignment in this course.
Submitted before the deadline as a Microsoft Word Document.
The article I choose “Allowing guns on campus will invite tragedies, not end them” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/allowing-guns-on-campus-will-invite-tragedies-not-end-them/2016/10/21/a1679f9e-8992-11e6-875e-2c1bfe943b66_story.html?utm_term=.5e10414852cb
