Rhetorical Analysis

In this assignment, you will write a 2-3 page rhetorical analysis of a piece of persuasive writing. Your instructor may assign you a piece of writing to analyze, or you might choose an editorial, a movie or book review, an essay, a letter to the editor, a presidential or political speech, or something similar. For your rhetorical analysis, you will need to consider the rhetorical situation-subject, author, purpose, context, audience, and culture-and the strategies the author uses in creating the argument. Back up all your claims with evidence from the text. Convincing rhetorical analysis essays usually answers these questions: . What is the subject? Be sure to distinguish what the piece is about. . Who is the writer, and what do you know about them? Be sure you know whether the writer is considered objective or has a particular agenda. . Who are the readers? What do you know or what can you find out about them as the particular audience to be addressed at this moment? . What is the purpose or aim of this work? What does the author hope to achieve? . What are the time/space/place considerations and influences of the writer? What can you know about the writer and the full context in which they are writing? . What specific techniques has the writer used to make their points? Are these techniques successful, unsuccessful, or questionable?

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