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Write a list of topics that you are interested in. Talk about the reasons why you would like to explore these topics. Then, browse an article that you want to choose. Provide the link to the article here. Write the 200 word summary of the article. I will give u a example from my classmates. choose any topic u want , nut need one website link releate one topic project_1_description.docx Unformatted Attachment Preview Project 1 Rhetorical Analysis Project Description One way to understand different perspectives on an issue is to conduct a rhetorical analysis of texts--spoken or written. Rhetorical analysis is a way of analyzing what the text can tell us not only about the subject and argument strategies but also about the interrelationship among the writer, the audience, the genre and arguments as well as the cultural values of the writer and of the knowledge community. For this writing project, write a rhetorical analysis essay (a kind of critical analysis essay) that examines an argument about various issues and controversies. Start by identifying a text that presents an argument that matters to you. The text can be of any genre--including newspaper editorial, opinion sections of newspapers or magazines, blogs, websites, advertisements, signs, posters, and so on. (Keep in mind that analyzing short texts could require more effort in interpreting and explaining the text and its context.) Once you have identified the text for analysis, explore the text and its context by considering the following questions: What is the writer’s purpose in writing the text? What kind of situation is the text responding to? Who is the writer? How does the writer establish his or her credibility? What is the writer’s attitude toward the subject? How do you know? Who is the primary audience? Who is the secondary audience? What is the major argument and how is it being built? What are some of the supporting arguments? What other arguments or perspectives are represented? What is the genre and what are some of the characteristic features that are expected? What are the characteristics that are actually found in the text? Is the text effective in communicating the main point to the audience? What can you say about the values and assumptions that are shared by members of the knowledge community? In addition to analyzing the text itself, you may also find it useful to find out about the medium in which the text was presented. Explore these and other related questions thoroughly to generate ideas for your writing. Learning Objectives In this project, you will learn to ● Analyze persuasive texts by examining the rhetorical context, argument strategies and textual features ● Understand how to analyze the rhetorical features of various types of texts and images ● Examine how arguments can be developed and presented to accomplish a rhetorical purpose ● Write a critical analysis essay using the framework of rhetorical analysis Audience The audience for this project will be students and scholars of rhetoric who are interested in learning more about how texts are used to create meaning and to persuade the audience. Keep in mind that some of the readers may not have read the text being analyzed--you need to describe the text and its context as well as its relevant parts for them before analyzing the details. Genre A rhetorical analysis essay (a kind of critical analysis essay) analyzes how a text accomplishes its purpose by examining its purpose, writer’s identity construction, audience characteristics and needs, and the use of argument strategies and evidence in the larger context of the writing situation and of the cultural values and assumptions of the knowledge community. A rhetorical analysis essay often begins by introducing the text being analyzed and the context in which it was presented. The introduction also presents--explicitly or implicitly--the focus of the analysis or the main argument based on the analysis, which is usually about the effectiveness of the text in accomplishing its rhetorical goal or particular ways in which those goals are accomplished or not accomplished. Typically, the main part of the essay presents an overview of the text and its context, followed by the analysis of various rhetorical features that are relevant to your main argument presented at the beginning. The analysis may be organized by different rhetorical features, by the order of the original text, or by particular effects and how they are created, among other possibilities. The essay usually closes by returning to your main argument and by discussing its significance to the reader of your analysis. What are the readers to take away from your argument? How would you like them to understand the text you are analyzing and the subject being discussed in the text? What are the implications of your analysis in understanding or responding to the text being analyzed, or in constructing similar texts in the future? What this project asks you to do: You are going to analyze the effectiveness of the rhetorical tools used in each source in your topic. Choose a topic that contain controversies or issues. After your preliminary search on your topic, you will find two separate arguments that address the same issue. Choosing two texts (one article and one visual source) that use the same stance will make your job much easier. In this paper, you will use rhetorical tools to explain how the texts’ argument ‘works,’ and will contrast the methods each text uses. (If the images and texts are different, then the arguments will obviously work differently—even if they have the exact same subject matter…). Questions to consider in your analysis: ● ● ● ● ● ● How much does this text rely on its audience experiencing certain emotions? Which? Does the argument use logical fallacies? Which? What are the roles of logos, pathos, and ethos in the argument? What are the implications of the differences in execution between your two texts? What does the argument indicate about effective rhetorical appeals? In terms of what ‘works’ and what doesn’t in this argument, what does this tell you about social codes and our cultural values? Note: You must explicitly use the terms logos, pathos, and ethos in your paper. Your paper, because it is a rhetorical analysis, should include: ❖ Brief explanation of why these two texts are interesting/worth examining, and how they relate to one another ❖ Claim as to whether the texts are effective or ineffective, based upon elements of their rhetorical strategy ❖ Identification of the texts being examined, and a summary of their main ideas ❖ Presentation of key points in the text’s rhetorical strategies for persuading its audience* ❖ Explanation of which points are most crucial to the argument’s effectiveness/ineffectiveness* ❖ Presentation of new knowledge about the effectiveness of the argument based on the analysis Grading Criteria: ❖ 20\% —clear, effective overview of texts studied ❖ 20\% —claim arguing which elements of the text render it effective/ineffective ❖ 20\% —student includes sufficient supporting evidence drawn from selected texts ❖ 20\% —rhetorical analysis terms and strategies, from class, support claim on efficacy of texts ❖ 20\% —student uses appropriate documentation of sources and follows conventions of Standard Edited English Other Requirements ★ 5-6 pages (1500 words) in length ★ double spaced with one inch margins ★ 12 point Times font ★ MLA format (no title page, 4 line heading upper left of first page, last name/page # in upper right of each page) ... 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