https:\/\/economix.blogs.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/11\/shou…<\/a><\/p>\n. <\/p>\n
Your essay will need to briefly summarize the article, construct a thesis, and ultimately analyze <\/p>\n
how effectively the essay employs specific rhetorical strategies (i.e. ethos, pathos, and logos) and\/or <\/p>\n
writing strategies.<\/p>\n
Whatever article you choose, keep these principles in mind as you write your evaluation:<\/p>\n
* Make sure you indicate clearly the author and title of the work you\u2019re using, and, if it\u2019s from a <\/p>\n
website, send me the link to the article. <\/p>\n
* Summarize the arguments made by the article early in the intro your essay, so that a reader <\/p>\n
knows what you\u2019re responding to. Specifically, you should indicate what specific claims <\/p>\n
and rhetorical and\/or writing strategies used by the author that you will analyze and <\/p>\n
evaluate. The goal is not to talk about as many elements as possible but instead to focus on <\/p>\n
those elements that you feel most contribute to the persuasiveness of the article\u2019s overall <\/p>\n
argument.<\/p>\n
* Make sure you convey to your reader why the article you\u2019ve chosen is worth addressing. <\/p>\n
In other words, your essay should be able to answer the question \u201cso what?\u201d You need to <\/p>\n
construct a thesis that explains why the rhetorical and\/or writing strategies are mostly <\/p>\n
convincing or unconvincing. At the end of the introductory paragraph, your thesis <\/p>\n
statement should be multiple sentences because each rhetorical strategy is convincing or <\/p>\n
unconvincing in a different way. <\/p>\n
So, for the rhetorical critique, make sure that your <\/p>\n
thesis statement offers a sentence for each rhetorical strategy that explains <\/p>\n
why<\/p>\n
each <\/p>\n
strategy is convincing or unconvincing.<\/p>\n
Refer to the student example essay or the <\/p>\n
handout, <\/p>\n
Structure of the Rhetorical Critique Essay<\/p>\n
, as models for a strong and <\/p>\n
developed thesis for your essay.<\/p>\n
* Depending on your essay\u2019s thesis statement, your first body paragraph will need to be either a <\/p>\n
concession paragraph or tip-your-hat paragraph to build credibility with your audience. If <\/p>\n
your thesis finds the rhetorical and\/or writing strategies mostly convincing, then you will <\/p>\n
need a concession paragraph that explains how a specific rhetorical and\/or writing strategy <\/p>\n
is weak. If your thesis outlines the ways in which the rhetorical and\/or writing strategies <\/p>\n
are mostly weak, then you need the first body paragraph to tip its hat, explaining how a <\/p>\n
specific rhetorical and\/or writing strategy is strong and convincing. <\/p>\n
* Write a conclusion that does more than just summarize your earlier statements. You might <\/p>\n