rhetorical critique response (250 - 500 words)

1. Read the article "Greener Business" again, and re-read your written summary.

2. Review the article, answering any of the questions below to form an essay critique.

3. Feel free to write about any other discussion questions that aren’t listed below, but that seem relevant to discuss in response to this article.

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Introduction Paragraph

What is the main purpose of this article? State the author’s thesis or main message in your own words? Write a thesis statement that states what your evaluation of the text is—positive, negative, or mixed. In other words, take a position on whether the author’s article is mostly successful or unsuccessful at achieving its purpose, effective/ineffective, strong/weak, and/or on whether you agree or disagree with the author’s ideas. (See how to craft an effective thesis statement PowerPoint.) _________________________________________________________________

Evaluation Body Paragraph(s)

(answer any of the questions below in the following structure: your point, evidence from the source text, and explanation of why the evidence supports your point)

Does the author make any assumptions about his/her topic? If so, what assumptions does he or she make? Are any assumptions correct or incorrect?

What approach does the author use to develop the article? Stories? Facts? Examples? Illustrations? Diagrams?

Does the information seem credible? Why or why not?

What view does the author have on his or her subject?

Does the author present both sides of their subject or only one side?

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Conclusion/Summary Paragraph:

Restate your thesis viewpoint in other words

Summarize the article’s strengths/weaknesses

Finish with a clincher statement about the article’s purpose and its level of achievement