COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE TWO ARTICLES (RHETORICAL ANALYSIS)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/04/23/civic-engagement-and-the-value-of-college/
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/nigel-hayes-wisconsin-basketball-graduation
The purpose of a rhetorical analysis is to analyze another writer’s argument. For this assignment, you use your rhetorical analysis skills to compare the argumentative strategies of two authors. Of course, your essay should address what the writers have written, but the emphasis of your rhetorical analysis essay should be a close examination of how the writers have presented their arguments.
Listed below are the sorts of things your compare and contrast rhetorical analysis should consider.
Argument: What is their main claim? What are they arguing for or about?
Purpose (Telos): What are the writers trying to accomplish in their essays? How do the strategies in the argument support that purpose?
Audience: To whom do the writers try to appeal? How do the writers try to connect with that audience?
Setting/Context (Kairos): What larger social/political/historical issues are they responding to?
Organization: How have the writers structured and presented the argument? How do the essays organization work toward the authors intended purposes?
Nods to the Opposition: How do the writers anticipate and address arguments that might be made against their positions? Do these nods (or lack of) strengthen or weaken the arguments?
Ethos: How do the writers present themselves to the reader? How does ethos work toward the authors intended purposes?
Logos: How do the writers appeal to the reader’s sense of logical reasoning? How does logos work toward the authors intended purposes?
Pathos: How do the writers appeal to the reader’s emotions, beliefs, and values? How does pathos work toward the authors intended purposes?
Tone: What are the writers attitudes towards the subject? Is it appropriate to the purposes/arguments? How?
Diction and Imagery: What are the effects of the writers word choices? Are they appropriate to the purposes/arguments? How?
Guidelines
Aim for a length of 900-1100 words, double-spaced, TNR 12-point font. Any paper that falls below 900 words will not be eligible for a B or an A grade.
Your essay should have an effective introduction that includes a clear thesis statement, as well as an effective conclusion that leaves the reader with a strong final impression of your argument.
Organize your essay clearly, and around topic sentences directly related to your thesis, so that it flows smoothly from one paragraph to the next.
Make sure your reader understands the difference between your words and ideas and those presented in the texts you choose to write about.
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