1. Pick an article to analyze for your rhetorical analysis. You will use the same article for Blog 2 and Paper 2 (rhetorical analysis).
2. Summarize the article in 4-5 sentences. Read the chapter assigned on “The Art of Summarizing” first).
3. Identify at least five rhetorical strategies used in the article. (You might find the handout “Rhetorical Strategies” useful here; it’s in the Rhetorical Analysis Materials folder in BB). List the strategy, and provide a quote that demonstrates this strategy. Briefly describe the intended effect of this strategy on the reader.
4. Explain why you chose this piece. While you have to remain objective in your analysis (in the paper), you can respond more subjectively here. Is it the topic that draws you in, the writer’s approach, the variety of strategies the writer uses? Do you agree or disagree with the writer’s stance? A little of both?
***When you comment on other posts (at least 2), feel free to focus on the article as a whole, its subject matter, the writer’s stance, your peer’s reasoning for liking/disliking the piece. You don’t necessarily have to respond by discussing individual strategies someone else is highlighting.
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