Rhetorical

What at first seems to be teasing could actual be bullying to the victim or others that may have experienced bullying.  In Peter K. Smith article “School Bullying,” he addresses the four waves of bullying.  Smith main ideal of this article is teaching and empowering his audience through knowledge. There needs to be a thesis statement alerting the reader to a rhetorical analysis. This thesis should state which rhetorical elements (pathos, logos, and ethos) will be discussed.

    In Smith’s article he gives a description of bullying and the various relationships between bullies and the victims.  Smith states the various relationships are, “A group, or by one stronger individual; although usually considered in the context of pupil-pupil relationships, both teacher-pupil and pupil-teacher bullying may occur” (Smith, 2013, pg81).

  The concluding sentence should be your thoughts/argument/stance. The resources are then used to support your argument.

This paragraph needs to focus on sharing the main argument points from the article being analyzed. What are the main argument points? Don’t quote from the article as quotes are specific details and not main ideas.

    The topic sentence should be your thoughts/argument/stance. The resources are then used to support your argument. Bullying has The first wave was from 1970-1988 this was described as the “physical and verbal behaviors” (Smith 2013, pg 81).  Run-on sentences –Please review The New Century Handbook pages 651-654. The second wave was 1989-mid-1990s actually defines bullying and work towards intermittent campaigns to end bullying.  (author’s last name, YYYY, p.#) The third wave was from mid-1990-2004. This wave focuses on international research period.  The fourth wave is known as cyberbullying 2004-present.  This era is the worst by far of bullying.  Bullies now have text messages, email and social media to increase cyberbullying. I believe that over the course of the past several decades bullying has The concluding sentence should be your thoughts/argument/stance. The resources are then used to support your argument.

This paragraph needs to begin the analysis. What rhetorical element (logos, ethos, pathos) will be analyzed? Provide examples of the author’s use. Explore the effectiveness of the rhetorical element’s use.     Smith uses ethos throughout his article with the help of extensive research.  He quotes and result from Olweus article that was published in 1973 and 1999. 

This paragraph needs to further the analysis. What rhetorical element (logos, ethos, pathos) will be analyzed? Provide examples of the author’s use. Explore the effectiveness of the rhetorical element’s use.

    Though bullying is being taking seriously, it still occurs throughout our society.  This is not something that can be resolved overnight since it took several years to get to this point.  Smith uses pathos to reach his audience and keep them aware that bullying and cyberbullying is real.  He used ethos to reflect his research and the research of others.  Logos was used to show the different waves of bullying.  As you can see over the course of the past four decades bullying have increased tremendously.  Smith’s article grabs his audience and enhances their knowledge

The main focus of the analysis should be reflected as the above paragraph. Discuss each rhetorical element, (ethos, pathos, and logos). Provide examples from the article and share how effective each was in the argument.

Reference:

Smith, P. K. (2013). School bullying. Sociologia, (71) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1316871236?accountid=87314