Communication 3

Write a 3-page minimum(excluding title and reference pages) as a rhetorical analysis of one article, letter, editorial, position paper, pamphlet, speech, sermon, proposal, etc. that is particular to your field of study(nursing).

Here are some points to keep in mind as you write your essay:

(1) Ethos: What perspective and biases does the author bring to this text? What authority does the author have to produce this text? What does the author do within the text to establish credibility with the audience?

(2) Pathos: Whom is the author of this text writing to? What is the audience's attitude towards the subject matter? How does this attitude affect the way the author presents their message? What does the author do to appeal to the audience's emotions, values, or experiences?

(3) Logos: What basic claim(s) is the author making? What reasons and evidence does the author provide to prove the claim(s)? How appropriate and convincing is the author’s reasoning and evidence?

Make sure your essay has a clear, focused thesis. You cannot simply hand in a list of rhetorical appeals you found in the text; instead, you should look at the notes you’ve made and determine whether there is an overall pattern of rhetorical appeals that makes the text effective or ineffective.

You should, of course, support your analysis with plentiful examples from the text, but remember that your essay should be an analysis, not a summary. Do not waste time telling your reader what the text says, focus on how the text says it.

Your analysis should be just that—yours—in that you are presenting and defending your own understanding of what the author is doing in the text. There is no need, however, to mention yourself at any point in the essay. Phrases like “I think” or “in my opinion” tend to weaken this sort of essay, so avoid them.

Likewise, your own opinion of the subject matter of the text is irrelevant. This assignment does not ask you to agree or disagree with the author, only to analyze how he or she is making a point.

Every source you use in completing this assignment must be completely and correctly documented following APA guidelines. Be absolutely sure to give proper credit to the source(s) of all words and ideas that are not your original thoughts. Your Reference and Title page does not count towards the required page limit for this assignment (see page requirements above). (See Blackboard, Course Content tab, Readings for articles. Also, see Blackboard, Course Content tab, Lectures for PowerPoint presentations presented in class, which could provide some guidance).

All papers are to be typed in a Microsoft Word format.

Papers are to be double-spaced even between paragraphs with a minimum of 1-inch margins (Microsoft Word frequently triple spaces between paragraphs. To fix that problem go to Word Help and type in the search line “double space the lines in a document” and follow the directions).

Times New Roman font, size 12.

Paragraphs are to be indented one tab.

Papers should have a title page.

Running heads are not required, as shown in the APA manual, because those are for papers going to publication in a journal.

Short papers (less than ten pages) don’t require an abstract.

Quotes taken from class articles, speeches or advertisements need to be cited with the author and the page.

Quotes taken from other sources require the appropriate citing in the body of the paper and a reference list needs to be attached to the paper.

Avoid the use of the term “okay” and contradictions.