Rhetorical Analysis Review Who wrote the piece Make

Rhetorical Analysis Review

» Who wrote the piece? ˃ Make sure you get the person’s gender right. » What is the piece called? ˃ Get it right! Style

» Make one- in your head, on paper, wherever. As you address the writer’s argument also consider his/her use of ethos, pathos and logos. » Note whether one stands out more than others. » Note whether the author intentionally negates including ethos, pathos or logos » Think about how the rhetorical triangle lends itself to rhetorical devices The Rhetorical Triangle

» Before addressing the rhetorical triangle and rhetorical devices in your writing, identify the author’s argument. » State ALL aspects of the argument…don’t assume your reader will make connections. You don’t have to defend your claims, you’ll do that later. Just make it clear you understand the author’s argument. The Argument

» Identify key rhetorical devices that support your claim’s about the author’s argument. » Identify key rhetorical devices that support the author’s use of ethos, pathos and logos. » Provide concrete examples pulled from the text. » Provide concrete examples from the text. » Did I mention to provide concrete examples from the text? Rhetorical Devices

» Now you show your true thinking…. » How does the author’s use of the rhetorical devices strengthen his/her argument? » How does the author’s use of ethos, pathos and logos strengthen his/her argument? Your Thoughts…How?

» John Barry’s- The Great Influenza Practice Time

» 1. What are Barry’s overall arguments? » 2. What concepts occur in the passage? » 3. Examine the syntax of the first paragraph and notice the patterns of repetition. What do they do to build on Barry’s argument? » 4. What is the effect of the anaphora in the first four sentences? » 5. What rhetorical device is employed in the second paragraph? Building an Essay…paragraph #1

» 6. Why create the list of what a scientist is suppose to be? » 7. What purpose does the anaphora and antithesis serve in the second and third sentences? » 8. What is the effect of the dashes in line 10? » 9. What is Barry suggesting through his use of the term “a scientist” in the third paragraph as opposed to the phrase “to be a scientist” in the second paragraph? Paragraph #2

» 10. What figure of speech does Barry use in the first sentence of the third paragraph? » 11. Why refer to Einstein in the second sentence in the third paragraph? » 12. What purpose does the infinitive phrase at the beginning of the last sentence of paragraph three serve? » 13. Why doe Barry qualify ‘courage with the adjective “physical” in the last sentence of the third paragraph? Paragraph #3

» 14. Identify and explain the significance of the extended metaphor in paragraph 4. » 15. Find examples of repetition and antithesis. Why would Barry use these R. D’s? » 16. What other piece of literature does Barry refer to when he states, “There a single step can take them through the looking glass into a world that seems entirely different…”? » 17. What point is Barry trying to make about scientific inquiry in this paragraph? Paragraph #4

» 18. Why would Barry places the ellipsis before the word everything in the first sentence? » 19. There a series of questions in paragraph 5. Why are these questions not rhetorical? » 20. What literary device is employed in the sentences which describe the probing of rock. Paragraph #5

» 21. Through what image does the writer link the 5 th and 6 th paragraphs? » 22. Explain the meaning of the metaphor “a flood of colleagues. ” » 23. Why would Barry repeat the concepts “order, ” “ pioneer, ” and “tool” in this paragraph? Paragraph #6

» 24. Which words signal a shift in tone in the final paragraph? » 25. What are some of the connotative associations of the word “illuminate” in line 59? » 26. Identify the syntactical variations in this last paragraph and explain why Barry uses this technique. » 27. Who is Barry’s intended audience? Paragraph #7