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Identifying Rhetorical Devices

The purpose of these assignment options is for you to gain a deeper understanding of the wide variety of rhetorical devices used in everyday language. For each option, identify and categorize rhetorical devices and assess their impact on the audience and the argument presented.

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Article Review

Choose one newspaper editorial and one magazine article from the lists provided by your instructor and write a 250- to 350-word response to the following:

Newspaper Editorial Options

New York Times Editorial. “Whose Welfare?” Published June 3, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/opinion/whose-welfare.html?_r=1&hp

USA Today Editorial. Michael Bloomberg: Big sugary drinks yield big waistlines. Posted June 2, 2012. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/story/2012-06-03/sugary-drinks-Michael-Bloomberg/55366444/1

USA Today Editorial. Editorial: Student loan rate fight is a sideshow. Updated May 6, 2012. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/story/2012-05-03/college-loan-rate-doubles/54738720/1

Magazine Article Options

Fitness Magazine. Play More, Sit Less. Retrieved June 4, 2012. http://www.fitness.com/articles/1450/play_more_sit_less.php

Science Careers from the Journal Science. Vijaysree Venkatraman. Just herself. June 1, 2012.http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2012_06_01/caredit.a1200061

Time Magazine. Sanjay Gupta, M.D. The Chemistry of love. February 10, 2002. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,201904,00.html

·         What rhetorical devices are found in each article?

·         Based on their characteristics, how can the rhetorical devices be categorized?

·         What impact do the devices have on their respective articles?

Post your assignment as an attachment.

Option 2: Video Review

Watch a video clip from the list provided by your instructor:

Write a 250- to 350-word response to the following:

·         What rhetorical devices are found in the clip?

·         Based on their characteristics, how can the rhetorical devices be categorized?

·         How do these devices influence audience response?

·         How do these devices influence the credibility of the claims made?

Video Options

From YouTube. Video Title “Funny car commercial. Scary finance manager negotiating used car finance with bad credit people.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFRbdtxA9D4

From YouTube SlimQuick My Husband Ted

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDQgsr5tR48

From YouTube Drew Barrymore’s Covergirl Lashblast Fusion mascara Commercial

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_U2lEgvMq0

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