Rhetorical Analysis

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Bin Guo

LLD100A

2/18/2020

Peer Review

These days I read a computer science magazine, which says "algorithms to determine information system risk management maturity improvement plan". Applied to case studies ". I decided to choose it for some rhetorical analysis. The authors of this professional document are Soumaya Amraoui, Mina Elmaallam and Hicham Bensaid. This document is written in situations where current users need to improve their activity capabilities, so the maturity model is a valuable technology. However, when it comes to the maturity model, it serves a good and relevant risk management process, so it can protect the information system from any potential threats. When we use these models, one of the most challenging issues is the definition of the evaluated improvement plan, and the documentation is trying to address this. The document was written on March 27, 2019 and published on July 31, 2019. The target audience may be organizations and researchers who are trying to improve the maturity model and deal with evaluation issues. The author wrote this magazine to provide the reader with a strategy to improve the maturity model. Based on the area of concern, the authors use an algorithm called "path prerequisites" to document the improvement of information system risk management maturity from a global maturity goal. I will analyze rhetorical strategies in the following sections. In this professional document, the author USES logos as a rhetorical appeal, and arranges the process analysis of description, definition, thought development, as well as formal report format expression.

Appeal

Because it is a scientific journal, the trademark must be a major rhetorical appeal, as it is used to persuade others with the author's logic. Obviously, the authors of the journal have built a strong logical structure through a lot of experiments and research that allows them to reasonably convince others. For example, the authors believe that there is no effective way to improve the plan when evaluating two interdependent active elements, so they focus the article on the focus area model to run the "path prerequisite" algorithm. They used simulations to make experiments easier to document and interpret. Therefore, the content provided by the author is logical for the reader.

In addition, the author USES identifiers to build the article. This paper is divided into four parts. The first part focuses on the focus region model and puts forward the "path prerequisite" algorithm. The second part is the research method; The third part gives the design and development of "path prerequisite" algorithm. The fourth part is the demonstration and evaluation of algorithm application. The four parts are linked in order, and this structure forms a powerful logic to persuade the audience.

Presentation

In this article, the authors use formal scientific report formats to make their experiments and theories clearer and more professional, so that they can contribute to the research of their peers. This expectation may bring the issue of information systems risk management to more peer attention as the journal was found at a large computer science forum. Scientific journals should be, because these professional charts, experiments, and article structures make it easier to convince readers to follow and trust the authors. As an example, the authors write, "in particular, each criterion has a score in the range beyond a, B, and C... It depends on the maturity of the standard. This set of (partial) scores gives the overall maturity score for the functional domain. In addition, the focus area criteria are defined using dependencies (binary and transitive), for example, some criteria do not receive a score V unless the other criteria have reached certain values (defined by the model). The special layout and precise wording give the audience a simple understanding of the theory. More importantly, there are different headings to distinguish parts from processes. The author also used italics and boldface to grab the reader's attention. That's a clever design.

In my opinion, the author USES this method to meet the publishing requirements because the journal is published on a professional forum. In addition, they can also apply formats to meet audience expectations. The audience wants to research and explore the "secrets" of the information system risk management maturity improvement program, and the author can help the audience find the information they expect.

Process analysis

I think the most prominent rhetorical strategy in this paper is process analysis. In order to let the audience know the experimental process, the author used different charts to show the experimental process, and used words to explain and analyze. The first process analysis is how the working system works. The author combines expectation words and diagrams to show the reader how different working systems interact. Process analysis talks about what's happening right now. Even so, the claims are sometimes too abstract, but the appearance of relevant diagrams makes the whole process clearer and more vivid. Then, the focus area model is analyzed.

The experiment is divided into four steps: identification and scope; 2. Identify key areas, capabilities, dependencies and positional capabilities in the matrix; 3. Develop assessment tools and determine improvement measures; 4. Implemented the maturity model, iterated the improvement matrix, and conveyed the results. Each step has a detailed analysis of the experimental data table. In addition, there is a general flow diagram. Put it all together and the audience will always know what just happened. There are many other examples of process analysis with diagrams in this article. The author includes process analysis because a good process analysis shows all the necessary experimental steps of the author, which ensures that the audience captures all the experimental content in the right order. As with all good writing, a process article must have a theme that tells the reader the importance of process. A detailed process analysis gives the reader a deep insight into how the author does something and the usefulness and significance of the effort. I think the author's use of process analysis with diagrams is a good choice.

Conclusion

In short, this article is a very professional magazine. It has both expert content and expert content. A "path premise" algorithm is proposed, which proves that this algorithm is the most suitable maturity architecture for information system risk management maturity assessment based on focus area model. I think the process analysis strategy was successful because the author combined graphics and data tables with word analysis to give the audience a vivid experience of the whole experiment. This strategy not only catches the audience's attention in the whole process, but also enhances the reliability and persuasiveness of the article. If the author can add some real applications, so much the better. For example, add an example of a "Path prerequisite" algorithm executing in the company and collect data that it has worked on certain events for a year or more; Then use the facts to prove the theory. This is just my personal recommendation; this article is still an excellent science magazine.