Prompt and Checklist:
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In your analysis, you will consider.
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The rhetorical situation
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- The writer
- The writer’s purpose
- The writer’s audience
- The question
- The context
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The means of persuasion
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The writer’s use of rhetorical strategies
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You will then give your assessment of the author’s argument.
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A sample analysis can be found in your Macmillan text, Practical Argument, on page 119.
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Remember, your assessment is of the argument, not your opinion about the issue.
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Here is a CHECKLIST for you to use as you prepare your essay:
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Preparing to Write a Rhetorical Analysis
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As you read, ask the following questions:
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- Who is the writer? Is there anything in the writer’s background that might influence what is (or is not) included in the argument?
- What is the writer’s purpose? What does the writer hope to achieve?
- What question has the writer decided to address? How broad is the question?
- What situation created the need for the argument?
- At what points in the argument does the writer appeal to logic? To the emotions? How does the writer try to establish his or her credibility?
- What is the argument’s thesis? Where is it stated? Why?
- How does the writer organize the argument? How effective is this arrangement of ideas?
- What evidence does the writer use to support the argument? Does the writer use enough evidence?
- Does the writer use similes, metaphors, and allusions?
- Does the writer use parallelism, repetition, and rhetorical questions?
- Given your analysis, what is your overall assessment of the argument?
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Requirements
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Your rhetorical analysis should be:
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- 2 – 3 pages in length
- Follow MLA formatting
- Be written in the third person (no use of I or We)
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