Rhetorical Analysis
The three Aristotelian rhetorical appeals
What are Ethos, Pathos, and Logos?
This statement, usually one or two sentences at the end of your introduction, should clearly identify your topic, position, and rationale.
What is thesis?
This type of citation occurs after all types of source integration within a paragraph.
What is an in-text citation? (Also acceptable: What is a parenthetical citation?)
This is the due date of the Entering the Conversation paper.
What is December 4th?
While editing focuses only on correcting small-scale "errors," revision does this instead.
What is reworks/improves the essay?
Revision = to see again, produces a meaningful change from the original
This rhetorical strategy is a subset of pathos that tailors the argument to the audience through word choice.
What is tone?
Body paragraphs typically follow a structure that begins with a claim, introduces source material, explains that source material in context, and transitions into the next idea or wraps up the current idea, easily remembered with this acronym.
What is MEAL?
This type of phrase can introduce source material by formatting it like a part of the sentence.
What is attributive tags? Examples are also acceptable, ie. What is "the author states" or "according to the article?"
This is the page length required of the EtC essay, not including the Works Cited.
What is 4-6 pages?
While this isn't required for all writing, practicing this on a sentence level helps your argument sound clearer (and reduces word count, if that's important).
What is concision?
When a speaker/author says that their opponent is ill-informed or morally corrupt without addressing their opponent's points, they are doing this.
What is committing a logical fallacy? (Bonus: What is Ad Hominem?)
This paragraph takes on an inverted triangle structure, that begins more broad or general and then narrows in on the thesis.
What is the introduction?
This process conveys the relationship between sources for a reader, similar to how you might recap an event to someone who wasn't there.
What is Synthesis?
This is the amount of sources required for the EtC paper. The sources can be from the course materials or outside of them.
What is 2 sources?
Using MEAL to revise is useful mostly for this reason. Now I know what to add!
What is to check the balance of each part of MEAL?
Using one's own established reputation to bolster an argument is an example of this rhetorical appeal.
What is (external) Ethos?
Though it may sound redundant, this type of sentence clarifies the connection between the analysis and the main point of the essay for the reader (it may also connect the current paragraph to the following one).
What is Link?
This type of punctuation can be used to join two complete ideas together, and is the only way that a quotation should appear to stand on its own.
What is a semicolon?
Ex.
Correct for Academia: It's like that thing my parents told me; "practice makes perfect."
Incorrect for Academic Essays: It's like my mamma always told me. "Life is like a box of chocolates."
This is the key part of the EtC argument. Establishing this clearly and arguing for it is essential to a convincing paper.
What is a position?
This revision strategy is what it sounds like; you read a paragraph you've already written, then summarize it in a phrase or sentence. It's a good check for clarity and focus.
What is Reverse Outlining?
Rhetoric of any type is most effective when it addresses this accurately. If inaccurate, the argument could fall flat or even sound offensive.
What is audience?
This idea usually falls at the end of the Conclusion after you've summarized your main points. Examples include a Call to Action, a Call for More Research, or a Proposal/Plan.
What is Extending the Conversation?
This is one of the main differences between summary and paraphrase. Which is closer to the original text?
What is length/detail?
Paraphrase is closer to the original text in length and detail. Paraphrase mostly translates an author's words into terms for your audience.
Summaries are much shorter than the whole text being summarized, and takes the main ideas of the text instead of the whole text in detail.
This principle from earlier in the semester will be useful to implement yourself, instead of analyzing it in others.
What is rhetorical strategies?
Conforming to these helps to ensure that your audience can follow your argument.
What are Reader Expectations?