Rhetorical Analysis – Overview and Article Selection
choose a quality persuasive article for your Rhetorical Analysis assignments, The article must relate to the healthcare field, and it must be persuasive. You are identifying the author’s use of rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) within the article.
Once you have chosen your article, you will answer a few questions on the article for assignment 1.
Question 1
What is the context, audience, and purpose of the argument you selected?
Question 2
Is it a compelling argument? Why or why not?
Question 3
does the author utilize the three appeals? Provide an example from the argument of at least one
instance of ethos, pathos, and logos.
For assignment 2, you will create an outline for the rough draft of your rhetorical analysis essay.
Use this outline as an example to help.
Introduction (1 paragraph)
Write a short attention getter
Claim statement (evaluation of the effectiveness of the author’s use of rhetorical appeals)
Example:
In the article, “Nursing as a Career,” Jones (2019) effectively used rhetorical appeals such as ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade his audience of the advantages of choosing nursing as a career.
In the article, “Nursing as a Career,” Jones (2019) effectively used logos and pathos as a rhetorical appeal, yet ineffectively used ethos to convince his audience of the advantages of choosing nursing as a career.
Summary (1 paragraph)
Summarize the article
Rhetorical Appeal 1 (1 paragraph)
Evaluate if the author used a rhetorical appeal effectively (ethos, pathos, or logos)
If the author was ineffective then suggest how to effectively incorporate the device.
Rhetorical Appeal 2 (1 paragraph)
Evaluate if the author used a rhetorical appeal effectively (ethos, pathos, or logos)
If the author was ineffective then suggest how to effectively incorporate the device.
Rhetorical Appeal 3 (1 paragraph)
Evaluate if the author used a rhetorical appeal effectively (ethos, pathos, or logos)
If the author was ineffective then suggest how to effectively incorporate the device.
Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Did the author effectively use the appeals to persuade the audience?
Restate your thesis
Total of 6 paragraphs.
