Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis

by Kimberly Patterson

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Rhetoric is the art or study of using

effectively and persuasively.

Multiple Choice

In a rhetorical analysis paper, what is the purpose of your writing?

• Finding what the writer wants the reader to understand

• Choosing a side and convincing your audience to agree with your position

• To entertain your audience with your wit

• To summarize the text for your audience

Multiple Select

When analyzing for rhetoric, what are some things to consider? (check all that apply)

• The author's motivation

• The intended audience

• The language used

• The rhetorical appeals used

Multiple Select

What kind of language can an author use to create a more effective argument? (check all that apply)

• figurative

• connotative

• syntax/sentence structure

• imagery

Multiple Select

What can an author use to support his/her claim? (check all that apply)

• Facts

• Descriptions and details

• Experts

• Hypothetical scenarios

Multiple Choice

Ethos

• Offers the reader evidence that he/she is credible or ethical

• Offers the reader logical ideas and then develops those ideas with reasoning

• Draws on the reader's emotions so they will be sympathetic to his/her cause

Multiple Choice

Pathos

• Offers the reader evidence that he/she is credible or ethical

• Offers the reader logical ideas and then develops those ideas with reasoning

• Draws on the reader's emotions so they will be sympathetic to his/her cause

Multiple Choice

Logos

• Offers the reader evidence that he/she is credible or ethical

• Offers the reader logical ideas and then develops those ideas with reasoning

• Draws on the reader's emotions so they will be sympathetic to his/her cause

Open Ended

Which rhetorical appeals do you see here? (ethos, pathos, logos)

Open Ended

What Rhetorical Strategies do you see being used here? (imagery, syntax, repetition...)