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3 FULL PAGES essay instructions and textbook attached Due on 5th March 6PM PSTHere is the instruction: This 3-4 page paper is an application of the Neo-Aristotelian method to a significant public speech of your choosing.  See full paper guidelines in the  Course Info module. You are expected to write 3 FULL pages minimum using a standard TNR 12 font, standard margins, and double spacing - please do not fudge on length!  Papers that are 2 1/2 or  2  3/4 pages or that are short because of stretched font or margins will NOT receive a passing grade. Please underline your thesis within the introduction. If you consult or quote outside sources, be sure to properly cite them and add on a works cited page at the end of the paper. Please submit the paper in .doc or .pdf format The following guidelines provide a basic organizational framework for your critical papers.  A similar method of organization is presented in the textbook, Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice. Criticisms should be divided into five sections as described below: [1]        Introduction.             In this section, the critic needs to introduce the topic of the paper and present the thesis of the criticism.  Remember, a rhetorical criticism should not be a mere application of a method to some rhetorical artifact.  Rather, the criticism should have some point, and that point will be expressed in the thesis of the paper.  As the point of the criticism depends upon the conclusions of your analysis (see [5] below), it is often not possible to frame the thesis of the criticism until the analysis has been completed and at least a rough outline of the conclusions prepared. [2]        Background Once the thesis has been clearly presented, the critic needs to describe the selected artifact.  In this description, the critic needs to address a number of topics.  First, the critic should provide a summary of the artifact and an analysis of the factors that gave rise to the artifact, especially the exigence the artifact seeks to redress.  Second, the critic should describe the rhetorical function(s) of the artifact, explicating the attitudes, beliefs, or actions the artifact seeks to induce.  Third, the critic should demonstrate the significance of the artifact, explaining why their selected artifact merits critical attention.  Significance can be established in three ways.  First, a rhetorical artifact may be significant because it has had a strong or widespread effect on one or more audiences.  Second, a rhetorical artifact may be significant because it is typical or representative of many other rhetorical artifacts.  Third, a rhetorical artifact may be significant because it is unique and, therefore, may demonstrate some unusual rhetorical principle. [3]        Summary of method.             In this section, the critic will present their analysis of the artifact.  This requires two basic steps.  First, the critic needs to present a brief introduction to the critical method.  This need not exceed two paragraphs, but should nonetheless fulfill two functionFifth Edition RHETORICAL CRITICISM Exploration and Practice Sonja K. Foss University of Colorado at Denver WAVELAND PRESS, INC. Long Grove, Illinois Foss-RC 5E.book Page i Monday, June 19, 2017 2:08 PM For information about this book, contact: Waveland Press, Inc. 4180 IL Route 83, Suite 101 Long Grove, IL 60047-9580 (847) 634-0081 [email protected] www.waveland.com Copyright © 2018 by Waveland Press, Inc. 10-digit ISBN 1-4786-3489-8 13-digit ISBN 978-1-4786-3489-8 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Foss-RC 5E.book Page ii Monday, June 19, 2017 2:08 PM Foss-RC 5E.book Page iii Monday, June 19, 2017 2:08 PM Contents Preface ix PART 1 Introduction 1 The Nature of Rhetorical Criticism 3 Rhetoric 3 Humans as the Creators of Rhetoric 4 Symbols as the Medium for Rhetoric 4 Communication as the Purpose of Rhetoric 5 Rhetorical Criticism 6 Systematic Analysis as the Act of Criticism 6 Acts and Artifacts as the Objects of Criticism 6 Understanding Rhetorical Processes as the Purpose of Criticism 7 2 Doing Rhetorical Criticism 9 Selecting an Artifact 9 Analyzing the Artifact 10 Formulating a Research Question 11 Reviewing Relevant Literature 13 Identifying the Literature to Review 13 Coding the Literature 15 Creating a Conceptual Schema 16 Writing the Literature Review 17 Writing the Essay 18 Introduction 18 Description of the Artifact 19 Description of the Method 20 Report of the Findings of the Analysis 20 Contribution to Rhetorical Theory 21 iii iv Contents Foss-RC 5E.book Page iv Monday, June 19, 2017 2:08 PM Applying the Analysis in Activism 22 Assessing the Essay 24 Justification 25 Reasonable Inference 25 Coherence 26 What Comes Next 26 3 Neo-Aristotelian Criticism: Genesis of Rhetorical Criticism 29 Procedures 32 Selecting an Artifact 32 Analyzing the Artifact 32 Formulating a Research Question 36 Writing the Essay 36 Sample Essays 36 Conventional Wisdom—Traditional Form— The President’s Message of November 3, 1969 38 Forbes Hill Laying the Foundations of Power: A Neo-Aristotelian Analysis of Jiang Zemin’s Address at the Handover of Hong Kong 50 Andrew Gilmore PART 2 Critical Approaches 4 Cluster Criticism 61 Procedures 63 Selecting an Artifact 64 Analyzing the Artifact 64 Formulating a Research Question 68 Writing the Essay 68 Sample Essays 68 Crisis Leadership and Hurricane Katrina: The Portrayal of Authority by the Media in Natural Disasters 70 Robert S. Littlefield and Andrea M. Quenette An Invitation to Reopen Debate: Jimmy Carter’s Speech at Brandeis University 89 Mary E. Domenico Artifact: Speech by Jimmy Carter 95 A Rhetoric of Reassurance: A Cluster Analysis of Jiang Zemin’s Address at the Handover of Hong Kong 99 Andrew Gilmore Contents v Foss-RC 5E.book Page v Monda