Rhetorical Analysis Responding to a Written Argument 500-750 word essay
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Rhetorical Situation
The rhetorical situation consists of the following 5 elements; you should consider these 5 elements before you begin writing a rhetorical analysis:
The writer
Consider the author's reputation as you read
Consider the ethos that the text expresses; what image do you have of the author after reading his/her text?
The writer's purpose- what do you believe the author hopes to accomplish?
The writer's audience
Perform an audience analysis- as your text notes, careful writers such as Martin Luther King Jr. work to understand the audience(s) they are writing to
What values does the author appeal to?
The question- what is the central question of the argument?
The context
The most complex element to analyze
Refers to the political/religious/social/cultural factors that surround the work and influence the author/reader
Also consider the assumptions the author was making about his/her audience
Writing the Rhetorical Analysis
Step 1: Analyze the rhetorical situation (writer, purpose, audience, topic, context)
Step 2: Make some comparisons. How does this essay/editorial compare to other writings on this topic?
Step 3: Make value judgments. What is engaging/boring/repetitive?
Lecture Presentation: Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetorical Situation
The rhetorical situation consists of the following 5 elements; you should consider these 5 elements
before you begin writing a rhetorical analysis:
The writer
Consider the author's reputation as you read
Consider the ethos that the text expresses; what image do you have of the author after reading his/her
text?
The writer's purpose
-
what do you believe the author hopes to accomplish?
The writer's audience
Perfor
m an audience analysis
-
as your text notes, careful writers such as Martin Luther King Jr. work to
understand the audience(s) they are writing to
What values does the author appeal to?
The question
-
what is the central question of the argument?
The context
The most complex element to analyze
Refers to the political/religious/social/cultural factors that surround the work and influence the
author/reader
Also consider the assumptions the author was making about his/her audience
Writing the Rhetorical Analysis
Step 1: Analyze the rhetorical situation (writer, purpose, audience, topic, context)
Step 2: Make some comparisons. How does this essay/editorial compare to other writings on this topic?
Step 3: Make value judgments. What is engaging/boring/repetitive?
Step 4: Begin your draft.
Lecture Presentation: Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetorical Situation
The rhetorical situation consists of the following 5 elements; you should consider these 5 elements
before you begin writing a rhetorical analysis:
The writer
Consider the author's reputation as you read
Consider the ethos that the text expresses; what image do you have of the author after reading his/her
text?
The writer's purpose- what do you believe the author hopes to accomplish?
The writer's audience
Perform an audience analysis- as your text notes, careful writers such as Martin Luther King Jr. work to
understand the audience(s) they are writing to
What values does the author appeal to?
The question- what is the central question of the argument?
The context
The most complex element to analyze
Refers to the political/religious/social/cultural factors that surround the work and influence the
author/reader
Also consider the assumptions the author was making about his/her audience
Writing the Rhetorical Analysis
Step 1: Analyze the rhetorical situation (writer, purpose, audience, topic, context)
Step 2: Make some comparisons. How does this essay/editorial compare to other writings on this topic?
Step 3: Make value judgments. What is engaging/boring/repetitive?
Step 4: Begin your draft.
