Communication essay

The assignment for this class is to take an event or rhetorical artifact and analyze it from a rhetorical perspective. To do so is to look at it critically and ask yourself why it is rhetorical and how. Evaluation is to consider what came before it, what came after it, why now? How does the rhetor use language, visualization, metaphor. What is the rhetor's purpose? Was it effective? What type of evidence is used. You should find and use at least 6 different sources that support your argument. These should be a combination of news media and scholarly journals. It must be a 5 -6 page paper.