Journalism
Journalism
Choosing one of the three following essays, write a 1000 word rhetorical analysis that identifies the following rhetorical elements: Subject Thesis Purpose (use Cicero’s definition) Audience Persona Ethos Authoritative Testimony Analogy
The essay’s paragraph structure should conform to the following outlined pattern:
1.Introduction (a brief intro the kind of analysis you will be conducting—ie. define rhetorical analysis in your own words)
2.Identify the Subject and Thesis
3.Identify the Purpose (be sure to identify the specifics—to delight, teach, move—and support with quotes and explications of the quotes)
4.Identify the Audience (be sure to support with quotes and explications of the quotes)
5.Identify the Persona (be sure to support with quotes and explications of the quotes)
6.Identify the Ethos (be sure to identify the specifics—knowledge of the subject, common ground etc—and support with quotes and explications of the quotes)
7.Identify the use of Authoritative Testimony (be sure to support with quotes and explications of the quotes)
8.Identify the use of Analogy (be sure to support with quotes and explications of the quotes)
9.Conclusion